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Socio Economic Conditions of Child Labourers in Pakistan: Evidence from the Labour Force Survey

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  • Umer Khalid

    (tate Bank of Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan)

  • Lubna Shahnaz

    (Consultant at Social Policy and Development Centre Karachi, Pakistan)

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  • Umer Khalid & Lubna Shahnaz, 2004. "Socio Economic Conditions of Child Labourers in Pakistan: Evidence from the Labour Force Survey," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 9(1), pages 85-105, Jan-June.
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    1. Sangita Das, 2022. "Child labour and schooling decision of the marginal farmer households: An empirical evidence from the East Medinipur district of West Bengal, India," Papers 2209.01330, arXiv.org, revised Oct 2024.

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