Child Labour, Crop Shocks and Credit Constraints

Rajeev Dehejia, Roberta Gatti () and Kathleen Beegle

No 4881, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between household income shocks and child labour. In particular, we investigate the extent to which transitory income shocks lead to increases in child labour and whether household access to credit mitigates the effects of these shocks. Using data from a household panel survey in Tanzania, we find that both relationships are significant. We provide evidence that credit constraints could plausibly account for our results, but also discuss alternative interpretations.

Keywords: Child labour; Credit constraints; Income shocks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 J22 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-01
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