Migration, Transfers and Child Labor

Ralitza Dimova; Gil S. Epstein; Ira N. Gang

doi:10.1111/rode.12156

Migration, Transfers and Child Labor

Ralitza Dimova
, Gil S. Epstein
, Ira N. Gang

Department of Economics

Bar-Ilan University

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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 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	735-747
Number of pages	13
Journal	Review of Development Economics
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12156
State	Published - 2015

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SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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