2023 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
The Effects of Fair Trade on Child Labor
| Project/Area Number |
21K20143
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| Research Institution | Kobe International University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-08-30 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | fair trade / child labor / sustainable development / small open economy / ethical trade / フェアトレード / 児童労働 |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
First, I finished a formal analysis of the impact of fair trade (FT) on child labor in a small open economy. In addition to the results derived before, I showed that when the share of non-FT households is low, an increase in FT premium reduces the total working time of children. Moreover, if the income elasticity of child labor is low, an increase in the FT-premium reduces children’s total working time even with a large share of non-FT households. Therefore, FT-premium is expected to be an efficient measure to combat child labor in low-income countries where child labor is typically inelastic.
Second, I summarized the study in a research paper. I presented this paper at two conferences and received comments from discussants and participants.
Third, I submitted this paper to a peer-reviewed international journal.
Additionally, I surveyed the status of fair trade and published the results.
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