Gender Bias in Agricultural Child Labor

dc.creatorGaldo, Jose
dc.creatorDammert, Ana C.
dc.creatorAbebaw, Degnet
dc.date2020-09-24T20:49:46Z
dc.date2020-09-24T20:49:46Z
dc.date2020-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:31:30Z
dc.descriptionAgricultural labor accounts for the largest share of child labor worldwide. Yet, measurement of farm labor statistics is challenging due to its inherent seasonality, variable and irregular work schedules, and the varying saliences of individuals' work activities. The problem is further complicated by the presence of widespread gender stratification of work and social lives. This study reports the findings of three randomized survey design interventions over the agricultural coffee calendar in rural Ethiopia to address whether response by proxy rather than self-report has effects on the measurement of child labor statistics within and across seasons. While the estimates do not report differences for boys across all seasons, the analysis shows sizable self/proxy discrepancies in child labor statistics for girls. Overall, the results highlight concerns on the use of survey proxy respondents in agricultural labor, particularly for girls. The main findings have important implications for policymakers about data collection in rural areas in developing countries.
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dc.formattext/plain
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/480081600777941768/Gender-Bias-in-Agricultural-Child-Labor-Evidence-from-Survey-Design-Experiments
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/34508
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-9410
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/405273
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9410
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectSURVEY DESIGN
dc.subjectFARM LABOR
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectLABOR STATISTICS
dc.subjectSEASONALITY
dc.titleGender Bias in Agricultural Child Labor
dc.titleEvidence from Survey Design Experiments
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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