Impact of child labor on adult income in the Brazilian formal labor market

Authors

  • Carlos Otávio de Freitas Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  • Fernanda Aparecida Silva Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • João Eustáquio de Lima Universidade Federal de Viçosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihumansoc.v39i3.32943

Keywords:

childhood labor, human capital, GMM, quantile regression.

Abstract

Considering the large percentage of individuals who claim to have entered the labor market still in its infancy in Brazil, this study aimed to investigate the impact of child labor in the formal labor income of the individual in adulthood. In addition, this analysis also considered the different income levels of workers. The generalized method of moments (GMM) and quantile regression was used for the micro-data from the PNAD 2008. The estimates indicate that child labor negatively affected the income from formal employment in adulthood and this impact was even higher considering the highest income quantile. Furthermore, it was found that good health positively influence wage levels.

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Author Biographies

  • Carlos Otávio de Freitas, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
    Departamento de Economia Rural - DER/UFV
  • Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Universidade Federal de Viçosa
    Departamento de Economia Rural - DER/UFV
  • João Eustáquio de Lima, Universidade Federal de Viçosa
    Departamento de Economia Rural - DER/UFV

Published

2017-12-27

Issue

Section

Economy

How to Cite

Impact of child labor on adult income in the Brazilian formal labor market. (2017). Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences, 39(3), 281-291. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihumansoc.v39i3.32943

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