We show that these types of international action on child labor tend to
lower domestic political support within developing countries for
banning child labor.
Here is much more.
Department of Unintended Consequences, installment #539
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Dear god! Blog posts linking me to information that I must shell out money to read? What is this world coming to. Oh well, ignorance is bliss.
“Nice article. I’d think any international action that portends a lower GDP for a developing country while claiming to improve living conditions would not easily succeed.”
I’m glad you at least recognize that it will not fail ipso facto.
Ungated version,
http://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/~mdo738/Doepke_Zilibotti_0609.pdf
You should have mentioned that this is a theory paper. I wouldn’t have wasted my time…
From history, generally, child labor being banned in first world countries was more due to union practices and tried to eliminate competition in the labor market rather than any concern for the child. So, in that way its a lot like immigration restrictions.
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