Migration, Transfers and Child Labor

Ralitza Dimova (), Gil Epstein and Ira Gang

No 5641, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We examine agricultural child labor in the context of emigration, transfers, and the ability to hire outside labor. We start by developing a theoretical background based on Basu and Van, (1998), Basu, (1999) and Epstein and Kahana (2008) and show how hiring labor from outside the household and transfers to the household might induce a reduction in children’s working hours. Analysis using Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) data on the Kagera region in Tanzania lend support to the hypothesis that both emigration and remittances reduce child labor.

Keywords: transfers; emigration; child labor; Tanzania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D62 F22 I30 J13 J20 J24 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2011-04
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-dev, nep-lab and nep-mig
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Published - published in: Review of Development Economics, 2015, 19 (3), 735-747.

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Journal Article: Migration, Transfers and Child Labor (2015)
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Working Paper: Migration, Transfers and Child Labor (2011)
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