Understanding sibling differences in child labor

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Hidden child labour : determinants of housework and family business work of children in 16 developing countries (2012, background): “Because workload and resources are divided among household members, later born children have the advantage that when they grow up most tasks are already divided among their older sisters and brothers (Edmonds, 2005; Punch, 2001).”
Birth Order and the Intrahousehold Allocation of Time and Education (2004, methodology): “A similar effect can be also found if older children have a comparative advantage over younger children in taking care of other children, as suggested by Edmonds (2002). 5 Zajonc (1976) also discusses the effects of older children learning from teaching younger siblings and the role of spacing betwe”