The Consequences of Child Labor : Evidence from Longitudinal Data in Rural Tanzania

The Consequences of Child Labor : Evidence from Longitudinal Data in Rural Tanzania

This paper exploits a unique longitudinal data set from Tanzania to examine the consequences of child labor on education, employment choices, and marital status over a 10-year horizon. Shocks to crop production and rainfall are used as instrumental...

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Main Authors: Beegle, Kathleen, Dehejia, Rajeev H., Gatti, Roberta, Krutikova, Sofya
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNT
ADULT MORTALITY
ATTRITION
CHILD LABOR
CHILD LABOUR
CHILD WORK
CHILDHOOD
CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
EARNING
ECONOMICS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT
EXCLUSION RESTRICTION
FAMILY LABOR
FORMAL EDUCATION
GIFTED CHILDREN
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INFANT MORTALITY
LABOR INTENSITY
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR STANDARDS
LABOR SUPPLY
LABORERS
LABOUR OFFICE
MATHEMATICS
OCCUPATION
OLDER CHILDREN
OLDER GIRLS
PARENTAL EDUCATION
PARENTS
PRESENT EVIDENCE
PREVIOUS WORK
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
WAGE INCREASE
WAGES
WORK EXPERIENCE
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUNGER CHILDREN
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/9698636/consequences-child-labor-evidence-longitudinal-data-rural-tanzania
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6822

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/9698636/consequences-child-labor-evidence-longitudinal-data-rural-tanzania
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6822

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