Abstract

RUIZ MARIN, Willis. HEALTH EFFECTS OF YOUTH LABOR IN COLOMBIAN YOUNGSTERS. Semest. Econ. [online]. 2013, vol.16, n.34, pp.123-148. ISSN 0120-6346.

The objective of this paper is to determine health effects that youth labor has in under ages in Colombia. In order to demonstrate the health effects due to child labor, the following information was used: The 2008 quality of life survey, econometric models and ordered logit models. The results concluded that when the labor is carried out without following the necessary requirements, it constitutes a problem that affects the wellbeing of Colombian youngsters.

Keywords : Youth labor; health condition perception; ordered logit model.

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