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Migration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemala

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dc.contributor.authorCarletto, Calogero
dc.contributor.authorCovarrubias, Katia
dc.contributor.authorMaluccio, John A.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:33:06Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:33:06Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the relationship between migration and child growth in the rural highlands of Guatemala, a region with substantial international migration outflows, significant remittance inflows, and some of the highest rates of child undernutrition in the world. Using cross-sectional survey data, a double-difference approach based on child growth patterns that controls for the selectivity of migration is used to assess the impact of migration to the US on Height-for-Age Z (HAZ) scores and stunting prevalence of children. HAZ scores for children in households with a migrant to the US are conservatively estimated to be 0.5 standard deviations higher and the prevalence of stunting is approximately 6 percentage points lower. Descriptive evidence suggests the possible channels through which migration may operate are improved food security and reduced morbidity.en
dc.identifier.citationFood Policy
dc.identifier.issn03069192
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5495
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectConsumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120
dc.subjectRemittances F240
dc.subjectHealth Production I120
dc.subjectDemographic Trends and Forecasts
dc.subjectGeneral Migration J110
dc.subjectFertility
dc.subjectFamily Planning
dc.subjectChild Care
dc.subjectINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children
dc.subjectYouth J130
dc.subjectMicroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
dc.subjectTransportation O180
dc.titleMigration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemalaen
dc.title.alternativeFood Policyen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.doctypeJournal Article
okr.externalcontentExternal Content
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum361
okr.journal.nbpages16-27
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryGuatemala
okr.relation.associatedurlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.08.002
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okr.relation.associatedurlhttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30419/description#description
okr.volume36
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