2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on Child Labour in Cocoa Production: the Ghana Case and International Comparison
| Project/Area Number |
19H01499
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 07050:Public economics and labor economics-related
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| Research Institution | Tokyo International University |
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Principal Investigator |
Amponsah Samuel 東京国際大学, 国際戦略研究所, 准教授 (50741534)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MUNIER Nathan 東京国際大学, 国際戦略研究所, 准教授 (40839114)
サムレト ソワンルン 埼玉大学, 人文社会科学研究科, 准教授 (90614371)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | Child Labour / Financial diaries / Cocoa households / Income / Expenditure / Uncertainty / COVID-19 / Ghana |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
(1) Between January 2020 and June 2020, we conducted and completed baseline and financial diaries surveys for 360 households in Ghana and Ivory Coast. (2) At the moment, we have completed debugging of the datasets and have partially conducted some empirical analyses. (3) We have also presented some of our results at both domestic and international conferences including the following: A) The 18th International Conference of the Japanese Economic Policy Association B) The 19th International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association（国際学会）C) ISA Midwest 2020 Conference D) The Allied Social Science Association 2021 Annual Meeting, African Finance and Economic Association Session E) The Allied Social Science Associations 2022 Annual Meeting, National Economic Association & African Finance and Economic Association Session.
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| Free Research Field |
Health economics, development economics
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The study will enhance our understanding about the dynamics of child labor issues in these two countries. The outcomes of this project are useful not only to the domestic child labor policy of Ghana and Ivory Coast but also the global research and policy community.
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