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Labour Markets:  text only  cep home page  about the cep  contact us  research   -labour markets: key research areas:   --rise and fall of      unemployment.   --wage inequality.   --social exclusion.   --workless      households.   --southern european      labour markets.   --state of working      britain.   --child labour.   --inequalities in      unemployment.   --staff on this      programme  publications  events & calendar  staff directory  support & services  news & highlights   Child labour The ILO estimates the number of working children around the world to be about 250 million. The dilemma academics and policy makers face is whether a ban on child labour should be imposed. While undoubtedly child labour had large costs for the children involved, there are also benefits associated to it. Eventually, a ban on child labour might make working children worse off. Marco Manacorda is using micro data from a number of developing countries and historical data for developed countries to try and address this question. Specifically, we ask who benefits from child labour by investigating the effect of child labour on parents' labour supply and siblings' performance both at school and in the labour market.

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