Intra-Household Transfers and the Part-Time Work of Children

33 Pages Posted: 11 May 2001

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Christian Dustmann

University College London; Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

John Micklewright

Institute of Education; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Date Written: May 2001

Abstract

We analyze labor supply of 16-year-old British children together with the cash transfers made to them by their parents. We develop a theoretical model with an altruistic parent and a selfish child, which serves as a basis for the empirical specification in which labor supply and transfers are jointly determined. We show how parental transfers and the child's labor supply are dependent on each other. Consideration of this is important when assessing the influence of other factors.

Keywords: Child Labor Supply, Intra-Household Transfers

JEL Classification: C35, C70, J22

Suggested Citation

Dustmann, Christian and Micklewright, John, Intra-Household Transfers and the Part-Time Work of Children (May 2001). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=269392

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