TY - BOOK ID - 134071390 TI - Analyzing the Impact of Legislation On Child Labor in Pakistan PY - 2007 PB - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Account KW - Adolescents KW - Child Labor KW - Children and Youth KW - Conditions for Children KW - Exploitative Labor KW - Labor Policies KW - School Attendance KW - Social Protections and Labor KW - Street Children KW - Unemployment KW - Urban Development KW - Wages KW - Working Children KW - Youth KW - Youth and Government UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134071390 AB - This paper exploits a natural experiment approach to identify the impact of legislation (Employment of Children Act 1991) in Pakistan on participation of children in the labor markets. The law prohibits employment of children less than 14 years of age in sectors other than agriculture or household enterprises. With micro-data, making use of regression discontinuity data design, the study finds some evidence that the Employment of Children Act 1991 helped in reducing the employment of children immediately after its implementation. ER -