title: Economic aspects of child fostering in Cote d'Ivoire.
abstract: "This paper examines the economic determinants of child fostering decisions in Cote d'Ivoire [Ivory Coast], where in 1985 one-fifth of non-orphaned children age 7-14 were living away from both natural parents. The economic determinants of both sending and receiving decisions are examined separately and evaluated with respect to their support for child labor and human capital explanations. The determinants for both sides of the fostering market are then estimated simultaneously, using a model of friction developed by Rosett (1959), so that the symmetry of fostering determinants can be formally tested."
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000352:Africa, Northern; D000354:Africa, Western; D000367:Age Factors; D001519:Behavior; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006280:Health Workforce; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Behavior; Child; Child Rearing; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Fostering; French Speaking Africa; Human Resources; Ivory Coast; Labor Force; Population; Population Characteristics; Western Africa; Youth