Poverty and Religion: An Investigation into Child Labor in Ghana

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract: Although the number of economically active children worldwide has diminished recently, the problem of child labor is still staggering. This paper examines supply-side determinants of child labor using data collected by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Ghana, through their Statistical Information and Monitoring Programme on Child Labour (SIMPOC). Linear probability and probit models are used to analyze the importance of various child, household and community characteristics in determining whether a child works and attends school. Some support is found for Basu and Van’s (1998) belief that poverty determines child labor. However, religious affiliation, something not touched upon by previous literature, also tells a consistent story through the data. The results of this study could be used as a guide to policy and debate pertaining to child labor in Ghana.

Type of resource	text
Date created	May 2007

Author	Krolikowski, Pawel Michal
Primary advisor	Pencavel, John H.
Degree granting institution	Stanford University, Department of Economics

Subject	Stanford Department of Economics
Subject	youth
Subject	work
Subject	schooling
Subject	income
Subject	poverty
Subject	Ghanaian
Genre	Thesis

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/jw283fp9976

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Preferred Citation: Krolikowski, Pawel Michal. (2007). Poverty and Religion: An Investigation into Child Labor in Ghana. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/jw283fp9976

Stanford University, Department of Economics, Honors Theses

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