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Ecology of the family as a context for human development: Research perspectives.
- Developmental Psychology,
, 1986
"... This review collates and examines critically a theoretically convergent but widely dispersed body of research on the influence of external environments on the functioning of families as contexts of human development. Investigations falling within this expanding domain include studies of the interac ..."
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, it is but one of several settings in which developmental process can and do occur. Moreover, the processes operating in different settings are not independent of each other. To cite a common example, events at home can affect the child's progress in school, and vice versa. Despite the obviousness
Integration of trade and disintegration of production in the global economy
- Journal of Economic Perspectives
, 1998
"... The last few decades have seen a spectacular integration of the global economy through trade. The rising integration of world markets has brought with it a disintegration of the production process, however, as manufacturing or services activities done abroad are combined with those performed at home ..."
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at home. I compare several different measures of foreign outsourcing, and argue that they have all increased since the 1970s. I also consider the implications of globalization for employment and wages of low-skilled workers, and for trade and regulatory policy, such as labor standards. The last few
Motivation through the Design of Work: Test of a Theory. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance,
, 1976
"... A model is proposed that specifies the conditions under which individuals will become internally motivated to perform effectively on their jobs. The model focuses on the interaction among three classes of variables: (a) the psychological states of employees that must be present for internally motiv ..."
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motivated work behavior to develop; (b) the characteristics of jobs that can create these psychological states; and (c) the attributes of individuals that determine how positively a person will respond to a complex and challenging job. The model was tested for 658 employees who work on 62 different jobs
The Macroeconomics of Child Labor Regulation ∗
, 2003
"... We construct a dynamic general equilibrium model with endogenous policy choice to analyze the adoption of child labor laws. The key mechanism in our model is that parents ’ decisions on family size interact with their preferences for child labor regulation. If policies are endogenous, multiple stead ..."
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steady states with different child labor policies can exist. Consistent with empirical evidence, the model predicts a positive correlation between child labor, fertility, and inequality. In addition, the theory implies that the political support for regulation should increase if a rising skill premium
Attitudes towards Risk. Experimental Measurement in Rural India
, 1978
"... Attitudes toward risk were measured in 240 households using two methods: an interview method eliciting certainty equivalents and an experimental gambling approach with real payoffs which, at their maximum, exceeded monthly incomes of unskilled laborers. The interview method is subject to interviewer ..."
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to determine whether differences in behavior between farmers of different wealth levels are the consequence of different attitudes towards risk or of different constraint sets such as limitations on credit or on access to modern inputs. This question is of consid-erable policy importance because policy pre
How Large Are Human Capital Externalities? Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Laws
- IN NBER MACRO ANNUAL
, 2000
"... Many economists and policy makers believe that education creates positive externalities. Indeed, average schooling in U.S. states is highly correlated with state wage levels, even after controlling for the direct e¤ect of schooling on individual wages. We use variation in child labor laws and compul ..."
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Many economists and policy makers believe that education creates positive externalities. Indeed, average schooling in U.S. states is highly correlated with state wage levels, even after controlling for the direct e¤ect of schooling on individual wages. We use variation in child labor laws
Child Labor: Cause, Consequence, and Cure, with Remarks on International Labor Standards
, 1999
"... this paper is to provide an analytical survey of this field, keeping in mind that this is an area where the primary reason for theorizing is ultimately to influence policy. The main policy debates and options are summarized in Section 3. Section 2 provides the factual background of the problem, draw ..."
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this paper is to provide an analytical survey of this field, keeping in mind that this is an area where the primary reason for theorizing is ultimately to influence policy. The main policy debates and options are summarized in Section 3. Section 2 provides the factual background of the problem
the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Labor Supply of Single Mothers,” NBER Working Paper No
, 1999
"... During 1984–1996, welfare and tax policy were changed to encourage work by single mothers. The Earned Income Tax Credit was expanded, welfare bene�ts were cut, welfare time limits were added, and welfare cases were terminated. Medicaid for the working poor was expanded, as were training programs and ..."
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During 1984–1996, welfare and tax policy were changed to encourage work by single mothers. The Earned Income Tax Credit was expanded, welfare bene�ts were cut, welfare time limits were added, and welfare cases were terminated. Medicaid for the working poor was expanded, as were training programs
February 2003Voting with Your Children: A Positive Analysis of Child Labor Laws ∗
, 2003
"... We develop a positive theory of the adoption of child labor laws. The key mechanism in our model is that parents ’ decisions on family size interact with their preferences for child labor regulation. If policies are endogenous, multiple steady states with different child labor policies can exist. Co ..."
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We develop a positive theory of the adoption of child labor laws. The key mechanism in our model is that parents ’ decisions on family size interact with their preferences for child labor regulation. If policies are endogenous, multiple steady states with different child labor policies can exist
Who Gains from Child Labor? A Politico-Economic Investigation
, 2002
"... This paper develops a positive theory of the adoption of child labor restrictions (CLR). The key mechanism in our model is an interaction between parental decisions on family size and their preferences for CLR. While parents with few children have little to gain from child labor and are therefore li ..."
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to multiple steady states with different child-labor policies. A switch from no regulation to CLR is possible if a rising skill premium induces parents to choose smaller families, which over time creates a majority in favor of CLR. Consistent with this explanation, the introduction of CLR in the U.K. followed
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