Does Globalization Contribute to Decreasing Child Labor Rates?

• Leopoldo Laborda Castillo ^[2] ; Daniel Sotelsek Salem ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Alcalá

     Universidad de Alcalá

     Alcalá de Henares, España

     
  2. [2] Inter-American Development Bank
• Localización: Revista de economía mundial, ISSN 1576-0162, Nº 44, 2016, págs. 127-151
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.33776/rem.v0i44.3863
• Títulos paralelos:
  • ¿Contribuye la globalización a la disminución de las tasas de trabajo infantil?
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  • español

    Este estudio examina la relación entre la globalización (desde un punto de vista multidimensional) y el trabajo infantil. Se evalúa el impacto de la globalización sobre el trabajo infantil en relación al nivel de desarrollo de los países.

    El análisis muestra que no hay una relación determinada a priori entre globalización y trabajo infantil teniendo en cuenta el nivel de desarrollo. El uso de la metodología de datos de panel revela la existencia de una curva U-invertida entre globalización y trabajo infantil en países con ingresos medios y mediosbajos.

    El punto de inflexión y el coeficiente de convergencia que se obtiene, muestra como éste fenómeno social del trabajo infantil se presenta en países de bajos ingresos.

  • English

    This study examines the relationship between globalization (from a multidimensional viewpoint) and child labor. No specific a priori relationship was found through an analysis of the impact of globalization on child labor in relation to a country’s level of development. The use of panel data methodology reveals empirical evidence of an inverted U-shaped relationship between globalization and child labor in countries with medium-low and low incomes. The inflection point and the convergence coefficient obtained, describe the nature of the social phenomenon −child labor− in low-income countries.

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