Productivity Shocks and Child Labor
The Role of Credit and Agricultural Labor Markets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4362782 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christelle Dumas (0000-0002-6034-7239, University of Fribourg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 763-812 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Development and Cultural Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0079 • E-ISSN: 1539-2988 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/701828 |
| OpenAlex | W2902122456 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 27 |
Economic shocks have been shown to affect child labor, particularly when households cannot access credit. This paper asks whether access to agricultural labor markets also reduces the impact of productivity shocks on child labor. Using panel data from Tanzania, I show that (1) child labor rises with a positive rainfall shock, (2) child labor rises less when households have access to a labor market, and (3) the labor market seems more efficient than the credit market in smoothing child labor. These findings are consistent with theoretical predictions and highlight that imperfect labor markets are important determinants of child labor
Agriculture · Bond market · Economics · Labor demand · Labor mobility · Labor relations · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Monetary economics · Panel data · Personnel economics · Productivity · Secondary labor market · Shock (circulatory) · The labor problem · Wage · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Energy and Environment Impacts · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Citations per year | 1.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |