ECON 518T(S) Child Labor, Education and Development

This tutorial will explore the phenomenon of child labor, which is disturbingly widespread in developing countries. Child labor is troublesome for at least two reasons: it is inherently abhorrent, and it prevents children from acquiring the education necessary to develop into productive and empowered adults. We will study the process by which adults decide (or are forced) to send children to work, and analyze the effectiveness and sustainability of various policy measures to reduce child labor and improve the welfare of children.
Tutorial participants will meet once a week in pairs with the faculty member. Each week, one student will prepare a policy paper and submit the paper to the professor and to the other student in advance of the meeting. During the meeting, the student who has written the paper will present an argument, evidence, and conclusions. The other student will provide a detailed critique of the paper based on concepts and evidence from the readings. The professor will join the discussion after each participant has presented and ask questions that highlight or illustrate critical points. During a semester, each participant will write and present 5 or 6 policy papers and a like number of critiques.
Enrollment will be limited to 10 students who will meet weekly in five groups of 2. Course is intended for CDE Fellows, undergraduate enrollment limited, and only with permission of the instructor.

Tutorial meetings to be arranged. BOSE