Child Labour and the Arrival of Refugees: Evidence from Tanzania

Kofol, C; Naghsh Nejad, M

Child Labour and the Arrival of Refugees: Evidence from Tanzania

Kofol, C Naghsh Nejad, M

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of African Economies, 2021
Issue Date:: 2021-10-21

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dc.contributor.author	Kofol, C
dc.contributor.author	Naghsh Nejad, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6093-2307
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-25T05:28:19Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-25T05:28:19Z
dc.date.issued	2021-10-21
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of African Economies, 2021
dc.identifier.issn	0963-8024
dc.identifier.issn	1464-3723
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/153565
dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Despite efforts to reduce the incidence of child labour, about one in three children in Sub-Saharan Africa works. Using data for the Kagera region of Tanzania, we estimate how rates of child labour were impacted by a large influx of refugees fleeing from genocide in both Rwanda and Burundi. We find that the areas most affected by this population shock initially had a lower incidence of child labour. However, 10 years later, children in these areas were more likely to work on a farm and participate in domestic chores as the demand for agricultural labour increased.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Oxford University Press (OUP)
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of African Economies
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1093/jae/ejab026
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1402 Applied Economics
dc.subject.classification	Development Studies
dc.title	Child Labour and the Arrival of Refugees: Evidence from Tanzania
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHERE - Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
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dc.date.updated	2022-01-25T05:28:18Z
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Abstract Despite efforts to reduce the incidence of child labour, about one in three children in Sub-Saharan Africa works. Using data for the Kagera region of Tanzania, we estimate how rates of child labour were impacted by a large influx of refugees fleeing from genocide in both Rwanda and Burundi. We find that the areas most affected by this population shock initially had a lower incidence of child labour. However, 10 years later, children in these areas were more likely to work on a farm and participate in domestic chores as the demand for agricultural labour increased.

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