Child labour use and economic growth: An econometric analysis

World Economy

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 993-1017

  Hussain, Mahmood ^a   Maskus, Keith E ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET;

EID: 0141924252     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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