Unintended Consequences of a Well-Intentioned Policy: Impact of Credit on Child labour in Bangladesh |

Publication information

Region

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Country

Bangladesh

Policy Area

Policy

Authors

Hossain

Year

2023

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Form of exploitation

Child Labour

Affected group

Households

Location

Local

Result on Child labour

The microcredit program in Bangladesh leads to an increase in child labour. This increase in child labour is due to a rise in new opportunities for children to work in household self-employment activities. Treated households with fewer working adults use more child labour and spend less on education.

Other results

Children from treated areas spend signicantly less time studying.

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