Arbeitspapier

Migration, transfers and child labor

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.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 5641

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Externalities
International Migration
Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Demand and Supply of Labor: General
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
Thema
child labor
emigration
transfers
Tanzania
Kinderarbeit
Landwirtschaft
Rücküberweisung (Migranten)
Internationale Arbeitsmobilität
Schätzung
Tansania

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Dimova, Ralitza
Epstein, Gil S.
Gang, Ira N.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2011

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-201104193287
Letzte Aktualisierung
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Dimova, Ralitza
  • Epstein, Gil S.
  • Gang, Ira N.
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2011

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