Migration, Sex Bias, and Child Growth in Rural Pakistan

Migration, Sex Bias, and Child Growth in Rural Pakistan

Temporary economic migration is undertaken largely in response to resource constraints. This is evident in the volume of remittances sent back by migrants to their families of origin. In agricultural settings, where those left behind are likely to face considerable exposure to uninsured income risk,...

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Main Author: Mansuri, Ghazala
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADULTHOOD
BIRTH WEIGHTS
CARE SERVICES
CHILD CARE
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD NUTRITION
COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEMOGRAPHY
DISCRIMINATION
DISTRICTS
EDUCATION
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
EXERCISES
EXTENDED FAMILY
FAMILIES
FEMALE MORTALITY
FOOD INTAKE
GENDER
GENDER BIAS
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER GAPS
GIRLS
HEALTH
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH FACILITY
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HOUSEHOLDS
IDENTITY
INEQUALITY
INFECTIONS
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
LABOR FORCE
LAND OWNERSHIP
LANDOWNERSHIP
MALE MIGRANTS
MARRIED MALE
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MIGRANT
MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION EXPERIENCE
MIGRATION STATUS
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RISKS
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OLDER CHILDREN
OLDER GIRLS
POWER
PUBLIC HEALTH
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
SEX
SIBLINGS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SON PREFERENCE
UNEMPLOYMENT
VILLAGES
YOUNG GIRLS
YOUNGER GIRLS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/6871759/migration-sex-bias-child-growth-rural-pakistan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8423

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/6871759/migration-sex-bias-child-growth-rural-pakistan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8423

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