Determinants of child labor: an analysis with dynamic painel data of Brazilian States

• Grant number: 15/21410-8
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Effective date (Start): January 01, 2016
• Effective date (End): February 28, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Economics - Social Welfare Economics
• Principal researcher: Marcelo Justus dos Santos
• Grantee: Temidayo James Aransiola
• Home Institution: Instituto de Economia (IE). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Despite the downward tendency observed over time, the rate of child labor continues blatantly different among Brazilian states. In this context, the question of this research project is: what are the causes of notable difference in the rate of child labor among Brazilian states in the period of 2001 to 2014? Hence, the main objective of this study is to identify the causes of this alleged difference. Specifically, we seek to: (a) identify the temporal dynamic present in the stochastic process of child labor rate so as to measure the short and long term effects of shocks in possible determinants of child labor such as, for instance, shocks in the proportion of poor families benefitted by the \textit {Bolsa Família} cash transfer program (PBF, in Brazilian acronym), and (b) identify the impact of work fiscalization measures on the rate of child labor. The empirical modeling will be performed by using panel data of Brazilian states. Besides permitting to investigate the causes of heterogeneity in the rate of child labor among states, the use of panel data allows to control for states' specific unobservable factors. Additionally it permits to incorporate time dynamic in child labor rate. Hence, it allows measuring both short and long term effects of shocks in the determinants of child labor. (AU)

Scientific publications

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TEMIDAYO JAMES ARANSIOLA; MARCELO JUSTUS. Evolution of child labor rate in Brazilian states: policy limits and contradictions. Economia e Sociedade, v. 29, n. 1, p. 273-295, Abr. 2020.

ARANSIOLA, TEMIDAYO JAMES; JUSTUS, MARCELO. Child Labor Hazard on Mental Health: Evidence from Brazil. JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH POLICY AND ECONOMICS, v. 21, n. 2, p. 49-58, JUN 2018. Web of Science Citations: 0.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

ARANSIOLA, Temidayo James. Determinantes, dinâmica e consequência de trabalho infantil no Brasil. 2017. 130 f. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Economia.