The Economics of Child Labour

Alessandro Cigno received his Ph.D. in Mathematical Economics from the University of Birmingham in 1972. He has held permanent or visiting positions at several universities in Europe, the USA, Latin America, and Japan, including, as a Full Professor, Florence, Hull, Pisa, and Wisconsin (Madison). Between 1990 and 2020, he was an Editor of the Journal of Population Economics, and he has served a consultant for the Italian Foreign Ministry, the European Commission, and the World Bank.Furio Camillo Rosati is a Professor of Public Finance at the University of Tor Vergata, Rome in the Faculty of Economics. He received a Philosophy Doctorate in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (1984). He is the Director of CEIS (Center for International Economic Studies) and of ICID (Italian Center for International Development).

• Introduction 1: Child Labour, Education, and Saving 2: Fertility, Infant Mortality, and Gender 3: Child Labour Effects of Credit Rationing and Uninsured Shocks: Evidence 4: Child Labour Effects of Access to Basic Utilities: Evidence 5: Estimates of the Demand for Child Labour 6: Health Effects of Child Labour: Evidence 7: Child Labour, Fertility, and Gender: Evidence 8: Social Norms and Family Rules 9: Internal Policy 10: Impact Evaluation of Child Labour Reduction Policies 11: International Trade and International Policies 12: Conclusion

This book is a valuable resource for anyone seeking evidence-based insights into the causes and the consequences of child labor.