A theory of the worst forms of child labour

Economic Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 500, 2005, Pages 68-87

  Dessy, Sylvain E ^a   Pallage, Stéphane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; CHILD WELFARE; LABOR MARKET; WAGE DETERMINATION; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 13344262668     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2004.00960.x     Document Type: Article

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