The trade‐off between child labour and human capital formation: A Tanzanian case study
利用坦桑尼亚家庭调查的儿童时间日志数据，研究发现童工与学习时间存在权衡，工作时间通过减少人力资本投资活动而损害阅读和数学技能。
We investigate the degree to which there is a trade‐off between child labour and human capital formation using time‐log data of children from a Tanzanian household survey. We find that a tradeoff between hours of work and study exists, and hours of work tend to be more affected by social conditions than hours of study. Hours of work are negatively correlated to reading and mathematical skills through the reduction of human capital investment activities, indicating a trade‐off between child labour and human capital. The results point up the complexity of the issue and the need for detailed time allocation data.