http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).03
10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).03
Published : Sep 2023
Work of Underage Individuals in Pakistan: Social and Economic Contributing Factors
Work of underage people or child work denotes the engagement of children in any type of activity that divests them from their childhood. The present study piloted to investigate the social and economic determinants of work by underage people in Pakistan. The study uses probit and logit estimation techniques for the purposes of analysis. The study found that education of the underage individuals and of the household head condenses the probability of work by under agers. The wages of household head indicates the financial situation of the household. This exerts inverse impact on the labor by under agers.
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Child, labor, Wages, Education, Enrollment, Labor Force Survey, Pakistan
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(1) Ahmad Raza
Manager, Montrose Deli, Chicago, United States of America.
(2) Syed Fahad Ali Shah
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Chitral, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Nahida Noor
Subject Specialist, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, KP, Pakistan
Cite this article
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APA : Raza, A., Shah, S. F. A., & Noor, N. (2023). Work of Underage Individuals in Pakistan: Social and Economic Contributing Factors. Global Economics Review, VIII(III), 27-41. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).03
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CHICAGO : Raza, Ahmad, Syed Fahad Ali Shah, and Nahida Noor. 2023. "Work of Underage Individuals in Pakistan: Social and Economic Contributing Factors." Global Economics Review, VIII (III): 27-41 doi: 10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).03
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HARVARD : RAZA, A., SHAH, S. F. A. & NOOR, N. 2023. Work of Underage Individuals in Pakistan: Social and Economic Contributing Factors. Global Economics Review, VIII, 27-41.
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MHRA : Raza, Ahmad, Syed Fahad Ali Shah, and Nahida Noor. 2023. "Work of Underage Individuals in Pakistan: Social and Economic Contributing Factors." Global Economics Review, VIII: 27-41
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MLA : Raza, Ahmad, Syed Fahad Ali Shah, and Nahida Noor. "Work of Underage Individuals in Pakistan: Social and Economic Contributing Factors." Global Economics Review, VIII.III (2023): 27-41 Print.
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OXFORD : Raza, Ahmad, Shah, Syed Fahad Ali, and Noor, Nahida (2023), "Work of Underage Individuals in Pakistan: Social and Economic Contributing Factors", Global Economics Review, VIII (III), 27-41
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TURABIAN : Raza, Ahmad, Syed Fahad Ali Shah, and Nahida Noor. "Work of Underage Individuals in Pakistan: Social and Economic Contributing Factors." Global Economics Review VIII, no. III (2023): 27-41. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).03