Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3164-0430

Date of Award

5-4-2023

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Sociology

First Advisor

Daniel Pasciuti

Second Advisor

Heying J Zhan

Third Advisor

James W Ainsworth

Abstract

There are more than 160 million child laborers globally and approximately 13.8 million in Pakistan. This study aims to investigate the socioeconomic and political determinants of child labor using the data set of the child labor survey 2018/2019. There are 24758 children from ages 5 to 17, after missing value analysis this study focuses on 24680 children. The author used binary logistic regression applying a nested model structure and found that an increase in household income reduces child labor, children of household heads only at higher education levels have a significant negative (p

DOI

https://doi.org/10.57709/35358541

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