Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2011

Department

Agriculture & Tourism

Abstract

This study mainly focuses on the current socio-economic condition of those people who were child labor in their childhood. In this study, economic indicators are income and employment status. On the other hand, level of education, health status and role in case of decision making in the society are studied as social indicators. According to this study, socio-economic condition of child workers in their adulthood is not very satisfactory. This research work have used Linear Probability Model (LPM) and Weighted Least Square (WLS) regression analysis to make comparison of current socio-economic status between people who were child labor in their childhood and those who were not child worker in past. This research study finds that person who was not child worker in early stage of his/her life have higher probability to enjoy better socio-economic condition than that of person who worked as child worker in past. In fact, it identifies that a children who is working as a child worker has 61% probability to have low standard of living in his/her future life.

DOI

10.5539/ass.v7n2p145

First Page

145

Last Page

150

Publication Title

Asian Social Science

Publisher

Canadian Center of Science and Education

Comments

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Original Citation:

Meerza, S.I.A., and Bacher, B. 2011. “Socio-economic Conditions of Child Workers of Bangladesh in Their Childhood: An Econometric Analysis.” Asian Social Science, 7(2): 145- 150. DOI:10.5539/ass.v7n2p145

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