Child Labor Laws Can Be Counterproductive in a Weak Nation
While many policy options exist to address child labor,
bans and regulations are among the most popular policy tools used worldwide.
it is not clear that having such laws on paper will always lead to reductions in child labor.
Governments in countries where child labor is prevalent rarely have the capacity and resources to perfectly enforce regulations
find that minimum age restrictions do not have any consistent effects on child work or other activities like attending school.