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A country is considering a ban on child labor.
a. Under what condition would a ban on child labor be effective? You don't need to draw a diagram, just briefly explain the logic of how under this condition, banning child labor could actually cause child labor to decline.
b. Now suppose that the condition you identified in part a does not hold. Identify one reason why the ban on child labor could actually cause child
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