The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings

Piza, Caio ; Portela Souza, André

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: REPORTS;    CHILD LABOUR;    HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS;    LABOUR MARKET;    BOYS;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-7444
RP-ID  :  WPS7444

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper investigates the causalimpact of the change in Brazil’s child labor law of December1998. The change increased the minimum legal age of entryinto the labor force from 14 to 16 years. The analysis usesa difference-in-differences approach to estimate the impactof this change in the law on labor force participation ratesas a whole, as well as for the formal and informal sectorsseparately. The results show that the ban reducedparticipation rates for boys by 4 percentage points and thatthis effect was mostly driven by the informal sector. Noeffect is found for girls.