Migration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemala

Migration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemala

This 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 da...

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Main Authors: Carletto, Calogero, Covarrubias, Katia, Maluccio, John A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120
Remittances F240
Health Production I120
Demographic Trends and Forecasts
General Migration J110
Fertility
Family Planning
Child Care
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children
Youth J130
Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120
Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
Transportation O180
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5495

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