Economic shocks have been shown to affect child labor, particularly when households cannot access credit. This paper asks whether access to agricultural labor markets also reduces the impact of productivity shocks on child labor. Using panel data from Tanzania, I show that (1) child labor rises with a positive rainfall shock, (2) child labor rises less when households have access to a labor market, and (3) the labor market seems more efficient than the credit market in smoothing child labor. These findings are consistent with theoretical predictions and highlight that imperfect labor markets are important determinants of child labor.

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生产力冲击和童工：信贷和劳动力市场的作用

经济冲击已被证明会影响童工，特别是当家庭无法获得信贷时。本文询问进入农业劳动力市场是否也会减少生产率冲击对童工的影响。使用坦桑尼亚的面板数据，我表明 (1) 正降雨冲击时童工增加，(2) 当家庭进入劳动力市场时童工增加较少，以及 (3) 劳动力市场似乎比信贷更有效率市场平滑童工。这些发现与理论预测一致，并强调不完善的劳动力市场是童工的重要决定因素。