Child labor and schooling responses to anticipated income in South Africa

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 386-414

  Edmonds, Eric V ^a,b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child labor; Credit constraints; Human capital; Schooling; Social pensions

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME; PENSION SYSTEM;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33750203696     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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