Essays about: "child labour"

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1. 41. Determinants of Child Poverty in Uruguay: The impact of gender inequality

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Paula Tatiana Perez Martinez; [2016]
   Keywords : Child poverty; gender wage gaps; educational gender gaps; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to examine the response of child poverty to wage and educational gender gaps within the household. The analysis combined household level longitudinal data, from Uruguay’s Continuous Household Survey carried on in 2012 and 2013, with the survey of Nutrition, Child Development and Health conducted in the country in the same years. READ MORE

3. 42. Childcare and maternal employment in Europe : How childcare cost differences among European countries influence the labour force participation of mothers?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Rozenn Juguet; Anna Clappier-Kervoël; [2016]
   Keywords : Labour supply;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to examine the influence of childcare costs on mother’s employment in European countries. Previous literature indicates that having a child represents a penalty for a woman’s career and integration into the labour market. An empirical analysis has been conducted using the OLS method and cross-national data. READ MORE

4. 43. Female Labour Supply and Fertility at the Extensive Margin

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Linder; [2016]
   Keywords : Fertility; extensive fertility margin; female labour supply; female labour force participation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper studies the female labour supply response to fertility at the extensive margin. The strategy pursued in this analysis is to identify two groups of childless women who utilized family planning services for the first time, one group for help with pregnancy and one group for help with contraception. READ MORE

5. 44. Child labour, child labour laws and economic growth - The case of Bolivia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Emelie Göransson; [2016]
   Keywords : Children; Child labour; Economic Growth; Laws and regulations; Bolivia; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to conduct an illustrative case study examining how child labour and the decision to legalize child labour from age ten might impact Bolivia’s future economic growth and development. By doing so, this thesis yields insight into the issue of child labour and its impact on economic growth and development as well as the effectiveness of child labour laws and regulations, especially minimum age of employment regulation. READ MORE

6. 45. Child Care Services and Female Labour Force Participation; Did Sure Start increase Female Labour force participation in the most deprived areas in the United Kingdom 2003-2007?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Sam Jenkinson; [2016]
   Keywords : Female Labour Force Participation. Child Care; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In 1997 the UK government launched the Sure Start early year’s intervention scheme, offering early years education, health services, adult employment advice and free or highly subsidised child care located in one convenient service available to the most deprived areas. The aim was to improve the life chances of the most disadvantaged children, but also to increase employment for mothers of young children. READ MORE