The Impact of Climate Shock on Child Labor

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Lari, Hanie | 2021

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 55188 (44)
University: Sharif University of Technolog
Department: Management and Economics
Advisor(s): Keshavarz Haddad, Gholamreza
Abstract:
Precipitation in the water year 1396-1397 is the lowest in the past decade. The present study is conducted during this water year and focuses on the effects of climate variables such as temperature and precipitation on child labor supply between Tir 1397 and Farvardin 1398. Children and household characteristics are also taken into account when evaluating child labor supply using OLS and Logit methods. Estimation results indicate that both child work hours and participation in the job market decline with an increase in precipitation. Furthermore, how much time children spend working or studying is heavily influenced by parents' income. The temperature variable does not have a significant impact on child labor during this period. Moreover, when province fixed effects are controlled, significantly lower work hours for all children and boys depend on income levels; As the income of parents rises, the impact of more precipitation on reducing the children's work hours increases as well. The results for girls are not significant.
Keywords:
Child Labor ; Agriculture ; Climate ; Rainfall ; Temperature ; Income Shock ; Weather Change

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