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Title: Child Labour, Crop Shocks and Credit Constraints

Author(s): Kathleen Beegle, Rajeev H Dehejia and Roberta Gatti

Publication Date: January 2005

Keyword(s): child labour, credit constraints and income shocks

Programme Area(s): Labour Economics and Public Economics

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.

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Beegle, K, Dehejia, R and Gatti, R. 2005. 'Child Labour, Crop Shocks and Credit Constraints'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=4881