Child labor, schooling and household wealth in African rural area: luxury axiom or wealth paradox

Sandrine aïda Koissy kpein

Child labor, schooling and household wealth in African rural area: luxury axiom or wealth paradox

Sandrine aïda Koissy kpein

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This work uses MVPROBIT model and MICS surveys from rural areas of 8 sub-Saharan African countries to highlight the link between household wealth and child labor. It opposes ?wealth paradox? approach of Bhalotra and Heady (2003) to ?luxury axiom? approach of Basu and Van (1998). Our analysis is based on the assumption of differences in the wealth's effect according to the gender and the type of labor. The results suggest that heterogeneity among children (gender) and labor activities leads to heterogeneous rules concerning the link between child labor and household wealth.

Original language	English
Publisher	CEPS/INSTEAD
Number of pages	40
Publication status	Published - 2012

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Name	Working Papers
Publisher	CEPS/INSTEAD
No.	2012-08

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child labor
luxury axiom
schooling
wealth paradox

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Bien-être subjectif des ménages et arbitrage entre travail et scolarisation des filles et des garçons.
Koissy Kpein, S. A., 1 Jan 2012, In: STATECO. 106, p. 63-71 9 p.
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Les financements de la prise en charge du VIH/SIDA dans les pays en développement : le cas de l'Afrique Sub-saharienne.
Ouedraogo, S. & Koissy kpein, S. A., 1 Jan 2012, In: Organisations et Territoires. 21, p. 77-88 12 p.
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Gender and Competition between Child Economic or Non-Economic Labor and Schooling: Evidence from EPAM Mali
Koissy kpein, S. A., 2010, CEPS/INSTEAD, 30 p. (Working Papers; no. 2010-08).
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The greater mothers' empowerment, the higher girls' schooling: Evidence from DHS monogamous households
Koissy kpein, S. A., 2010, CEPS/INSTEAD, 36 p. (Working Papers; no. 2010-19).
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Child labor, schooling and household wealth in African rural area: luxury axiom or wealth paradox

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Research output

Bien-être subjectif des ménages et arbitrage entre travail et scolarisation des filles et des garçons.

Les financements de la prise en charge du VIH/SIDA dans les pays en développement : le cas de l'Afrique Sub-saharienne.

Gender and Competition between Child Economic or Non-Economic Labor and Schooling: Evidence from EPAM Mali

The greater mothers' empowerment, the higher girls' schooling: Evidence from DHS monogamous households

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