Human capital and hours worked of children in Cambodia: Empirical evidence for policy implications

Asian Economic Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-46

  Phoumin, Han ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Child labor; Hours worked; Human capital; Rate of return; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; HUMAN CAPITAL; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; TRADE-OFF;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 41049116176     PISSN: 13513958     EISSN: 14678381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8381.2008.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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