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1、TheEconomicsofChildLaborByKAUSHIKBASUANDPHAMHOANGVAN*Ifchildlaborasamassphenomenonoccursnotbecauseofparentalselfishnessbutbecauseoftheparents'concernforthehousehold'ssurvival,thepopularargumentforbanningchildlaborlosesmuchofitsforce.However,thisassump-
2、tionaboutparentaldecision-makingcoupledwiththeassumptionofsubstitut-abilityinproductionbetweenchildandadultlaborcouldresultinmultipleequilibriainthelabormarket,withoneequilibriumwherechildrenworkandanotherwhereadultwageishighandchildrendonotwork.Thepap
3、erestablishesthisresultanddiscussesitspolicyimplications.(JELJ20,K31,D60)AccordingtotheInternationalLabourOr-ishchildlabor.Theeasiestwaytobanishit—ganization(ILO),in1990therewerealmostorsoitseems—istobanit.Andacrossthe79millionchildrenaroundtheworldwho
4、didworldtherehasbeenanincreasingchorusofregularwork(seeKebebewAshagrie,1993p.opinionseekingabanonchildlabor.Details16).Thisestimateofchildlaborwouldvaryoftheproposalshavevaried.IntheUniteddependingonhowwedefinework,howweStates,ttieso-calledHarkin'sbill
5、(ChildLabordefineachild,andhowwecollectthedata,butDeterrenceActof1997)seekstobantheim-nomatterwhichestimatewetake,theines-portofthosegoodswhichhaveusedchildla-capablefactremainsthatthisisaproblemofborasinput.Internationalorganizationsandgiganticproport
6、ions.Moreover,themagnitudemanycitizensforahavetalkedaboutlabelingofthetragedyisnotcapturedbynumbersproductswhicharefreefromchild-laborin-alone,sincetheconditionsofchildlaborcanputssothatindividuals,byconfiningtheircon-vary.Therearechildrenwhoworkinhaza
7、rd-sumptiontosuchgoods,canbringaboutanousindustries,riskingaccidentandinjury;effectiveban.Itwillbearguedlaterthatmanythereareothersworkinginconditionsthattakeofthesewell-meaninginterventionscanbeaslowerbutdefinitetollonthechildren'scounterproductive.he
8、alth.ThisisafieldofstudywhereprescriptionAspeoplebecomeinformedaboutchildhasoutstrippedanalysisbyawidemargin.Itlabor,thenaturalreactionistoseekwaystoban-istheaimofthispapertoconstructamodelofchildlaborwhichcanthenbeusedtoaskandanswersom
