Child Labor and Education in Latin America: An Economic Perspective

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction Child Labor and Education in Latin America....Pages 3-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Changing Patterns of Child Labor around the World since 1950: The Roles of Income Growth, Parental Literacy, and Agriculture....Pages 21-31
Child Labor, Schooling, and Poverty in Latin America....Pages 33-51
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
The Responses of Child Labor, School Enrollment, and Grade Repetition to the Loss of Parental Earnings in Brazil, 1982–1999....Pages 55-68
Dynamics of Child Labor: Labor-Force Entry and Exit in Urban Brazil....Pages 69-86
How Does Working as a Child Affect Wages, Income, and Poverty as an Adult?....Pages 87-101
The Intergenerational Persistence of Child Labor....Pages 103-115
The Impact of Child Labor Intensity on Mathematics and Language Skills in Latin America....Pages 117-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
The Impact of Cash Transfers on Child Labor and School Enrollment in Brazil....Pages 133-146
Limiting Child Labor through Behavior-based Income Transfers: An Experimental Evaluation of the PETI Program in Rural Brazil....Pages 147-165
The Impact of PROGRESA on Child Labor and Schooling....Pages 167-185
Education and Child Labor: Experimental Evidence from a Nicaraguan Conditional Cash Transfer Program....Pages 187-204
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Policy Options to Eradicate Child Labor and Promote Education in Latin America....Pages 207-217
Back Matter....Pages 219-229