Journal Article

The Impact of Immigration on Child Health : Experimental Evidence from a Migration Lorrery Program

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https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/4401
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C. Journal articles published externally
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Stillman, Steven
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Gibson, John
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McKenzie, David
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2015-07-13T15:22:48Z
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2015-07-13T15:22:48Z
dc.date.issued
2012-01
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2021-04-23T14:04:07Z
dc.description.abstract
This paper uses a unique survey designed by the authors to compare migrant children who enter New Zealand through a random ballot with children in the home country of Tonga whose families were unsuccessful participants in the same ballots. We find that migration increases height and reduces stunting of infants and toddlers, but also increases BMI and obesity among 3- to 5-yr-olds. These impacts are quite large even though the average migrant household has been in New Zealand for less than 1 yr. Additional results suggest that these impacts occur because of dietary change rather than direct income effects.
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Economic Inquiry
dc.identifier.issn
0095-2583
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22145
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en_US
dc.publisher
Western Economic Association International
dc.rights
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
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World Bank
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject
Child health
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BMI
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migrant children
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dietary change
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income effect
dc.title
The Impact of Immigration on Child Health
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dc.title.subtitle
Experimental Evidence from a Migration Lorrery Program
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dc.type
Journal Article
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2015-07-13
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Publications & Research
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Publications & Research :: Journal Article
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External Content
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Health, Nutrition, and Population
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yes
okr.identifier.doi
10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00284.x
okr.journal.nbpages
62-81
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en
okr.peerreview
Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative
East Asia and Pacific
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New Zealand
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Tonga
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00284.x
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Health, Nutrition and Population :: Early Child and Children's Health
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Health, Nutrition and Population :: Health Monitoring & Evaluation
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Health, Nutrition and Population :: Health Systems Development & Reform
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Health, Nutrition and Population :: Health and Poverty
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Health, Nutrition and Population :: Nutrition
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Poverty Reduction :: Poverty and Health
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Development Research Group
okr.volume
50(1)

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