Mental Health Impacts of Child Labour: Evidence from Vietnam and India
In: The journal of development studies, Band 56, Heft 12, S. 2251-2265
ISSN: 1743-9140
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In: The journal of development studies, Band 56, Heft 12, S. 2251-2265
ISSN: 1743-9140
In: Environmental and resource economics, Band 71, Heft 4, S. 897-921
ISSN: 1573-1502
In: Economics & politics, Band 36, Heft 2, S. 677-707
ISSN: 1468-0343
AbstractAt a subnational level, studies typically find that embedded or local leaders are better at providing public goods relative to leaders appointed from other areas. This paper tests whether this finding holds in the context of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Specifically, it examines the impact of a cadre transfer policy whereby the central government assigns (nonresident) officials to provincial leadership positions rather than them being elected locally. Using data covering the period 2005–2017, changes in the development of provinces led by local (embedded) leaders versus nonlocal leaders are compared. Provincial development is measured using the incidence of headcount poverty as well as "vegetation" and "build‐up" indices constructed using satellite data. Using fixed‐effects modeling, findings suggest that improved provincial development is associated with nonlocal leaders. This finding is in contrast to those of existing studies including those examining embeddedness in other authoritarian states.
In: Population and environment: a journal of interdisciplinary studies, Band 43, Heft 3, S. 346-366
ISSN: 1573-7810
In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 13480
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In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 13651
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In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 15326
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In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 16272
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In: The journal of development studies, Band 58, Heft 10, S. 1917-1933
ISSN: 1743-9140
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In: European journal of political economy, Band 72, S. 102097
ISSN: 1873-5703
In: The developing economies: the journal of the Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, Japan, Band 58, Heft 1, S. 63-76
ISSN: 1746-1049
Rainfall shocks to the agricultural sector can pull children into agricultural work and/or household chores. This is problematic because both forms of child work are potentially precarious. This study examines the relationship between rainfall deviations and child labor for rural households in Vietnam using panel data covering the period 2006–14. We classify child labor into agricultural and nonagricultural activities as well as household chores. We study children's entrance into work and the time intensity of work. Using child‐level fixed effects, we find evidence that above‐average rainfall is associated with children entering agricultural work as well as being pulled into (and spending more time doing) household chores. Our findings suggest that intra‐household experiences of exogenous weather shocks are likely to vary at the individual level, suggesting a need for a more tailored approach to policymaking.
In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 16570
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In: The journal of development studies, Band 58, Heft 11, S. 2290-2306
ISSN: 1743-9140
In: The journal of development studies, Band 58, Heft 11, S. 2290-2306
ISSN: 1743-9140
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In: Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 11/22
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