Introduction:
Between 1993 and 1997, child labor in Vietnam was reduced by almost 30 percent, while the country's GDP grew by about 9 percent per year on average. Using a simple, non-parametric decomposition, and to investigate the relationship between improvements in per capita spending, child labor, a panel data set extends this episode of growth in Vietnam.
Improvements in per capital expenditure could explain 80% of the decline in child labor that occur in families that will improve enough to get out of poverty spending. This finding suggests a role previously undocumented economic growth for the improvement of child labor.
