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Were American parents really selfish? Child labor in the 19th century
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Gupta, Bishnupriya (2006) Were American parents really selfish? Child labor in the 19th century. Working Paper. Centre for Economic Policy Research. CEPR Discussion Paper (No.5675). (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Using the US Commissioner of Labor Survey of 1890, we examine household decisions and parental altruism vis-a-vis their children. Contrary to Parsons and Goldin (1989), we find that parental location choices were dictated by constraints rather than the desire to exploit child labour opportunities. We also find signfiicant income effects on child labour supply, indicating that rising affluence played an important part in the secular decline of child labour. We also find that the effects of childrens' income on their own consumption are weak, once child labour is controlled for.
Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
Series Name: | CEPR Discussion Paper | ||||
Publisher: | Centre for Economic Policy Research | ||||
Official Date: | May 2006 | ||||
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Number: | No.5675 | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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