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Child Prostitution in Thailand A Supply Side Analysis from an Economic Perspective Title: Child Prostitution in Thailand -A Supply Side Analysis from an Economic Perspective
"... Abstract The purpose of this essay is to analyze the economic factors behind the supply of children engaged in child prostitution in Thailand. Children are recruited to the sex industry either by parents, adults in their immediacy or choose it themselves. There are several factors that contribute t ..."
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Abstract The purpose of this essay is to analyze the economic factors behind the supply of children engaged in child prostitution in Thailand. Children are recruited to the sex industry either by parents, adults in their immediacy or choose it themselves. There are several factors that contribute to pushing children towards prostitution. Many of these factors such as credit constraints and mortality are related to poverty, the most quoted of economic factors behind the supply of child prostitution. Associated to poverty is the high discount rate which means that people prioritize present over future consumption. In combination with a lack of alternatives, this makes people engage in risky activities such as prostitution. This also seems to be the case in Thailand. To analyze the different alternatives faced by children in Thailand, a calculation of present value of life time wages of the alternative activities a child faces was computed. The computation of present value of life time wages of alternative activities of children in the face of different discount rates is in line with economic theory and shows that education confers the highest reward unless the discount rate is extremely high. If education is unavailable, as it is for unregistered children in Thailand, or discount rates are very high, as it can be for very poor families, prostitution will be the occupation with the highest returns.
Uncertain lifetime, migration and endogenous growth
, 2008
"... Abstract: We consider a model with uncertain lifetime, endogenous migration and endogenous growth. Migration causes significant improvement in migrants ’ health conditions. We show that migrants choose an educational level higher than their nonmigrant compatriots due to the effect of health on the e ..."
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Abstract: We consider a model with uncertain lifetime, endogenous migration and endogenous growth. Migration causes significant improvement in migrants ’ health conditions. We show that migrants choose an educational level higher than their nonmigrant compatriots due to the effect of health on the expected returns from education. Conversely, this educational level will be lower than that of the natives of the host country because health conditions during childhood influence adult life expectancy. In this context, we analyse the impact of migration on economic growth of source and host countries. Population age structure acquires a relevant role.
2010/104 The Optimal Trade-Off Between Quality and Quantity With Uncertain Child
"... The optimal trade-off between quality and quantity with uncertain child survival ..."
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The optimal trade-off between quality and quantity with uncertain child survival
credit, including © notice, is given to the source. Mortality Risks, Health Endowments, and Parental Investments in Infancy: Evidence from
, 2007
"... JEL No. D11,I12,J13 This paper examines whether increased background mortality risks induce households to make differential health investments in their high- versus low-endowment children. We argue that increases in background mortality risks may disproportionately affect the survival of the low-end ..."
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JEL No. D11,I12,J13 This paper examines whether increased background mortality risks induce households to make differential health investments in their high- versus low-endowment children. We argue that increases in background mortality risks may disproportionately affect the survival of the low-endowment sibling, consequently increasing the mortality gap between the high- and low-endowment siblings. This increase in mortality gap may induce households to investment more in their high endowment children. We test this hypothesis using nationally representative data from rural India. We use birth size as a measure of initial health endowment, immunization & breastfeeding as measures of childhood investments and infant mortality rate in the child’s village as a measure of mortality risks. We find that in villages with high mortality risks, small-at-birth children in a family are 6- 17 percent less likely to be breastfed or immunized compared to their large-at-birth siblings. In contrast, we find no significant within family differences in investments in villages with low mortality risks.
WORKING PAPERS IN ECONOMICS No 494 Does a Diversification Motive Influence Children’s School Entry in the Ethiopian Highlands?
, 2011
"... Does a diversification motive influence children’s school ..."
Mortality Risks, Health Endowments, and Parental Investments in Infancy: Evidence from Rural India
, 2008
"... This paper examines whether increased background mortality risks induce households to make differential health investments in their high- versus low-endowment children. We argue that increases in background mortality risks may disproportionately affect the survival of the low-endowment sibling, cons ..."
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This paper examines whether increased background mortality risks induce households to make differential health investments in their high- versus low-endowment children. We argue that increases in background mortality risks may disproportionately affect the survival of the low-endowment sibling, consequently increasing the mortality gap between the high- and low-endowment siblings. This increase in mortality gap may induce households to invest more in their high-endowment children. We test this hypothesis using nationally representative data from rural India. We use birth size as a measure of initial health endowment, immunization & breastfeeding as measures of childhood investments, and infant mortality rate in the child’s village as a measure of mortality risks. We find that in villages with high mortality risks, small-at-birth children in a family are 6–17 percent less likely to be breastfed or immunized compared to their average- or large-at-birth siblings. In contrast, we find no significant within family differences in investments in villages with low mortality risks.
