The Effects of Migration on Child Health in Mexico
The authors investigate the impact of international migration on child health outcomes in rural Mexico using a nationally representative demographic survey. They use historic migration networks as instruments for current household migration to the United States in order to correct for the possible e...
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okr-10986-89862021-04-23T14:02:42Z The Effects of Migration on Child Health in Mexico Hildebrandt, Nicole McKenzie, David AGED BREASTFEEDING CLINICS COMMUNITIES DISASTERS DOCTORS DYING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS EMIGRATION FAMILIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVISION HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH CONSEQUENCES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITAL BUILDINGS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFANTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MOBILITY MEASLES MIGRANTS MIGRATION MORTALITY MOTHERS NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS PARENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLIO PREGNANCY PROBABILITY RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY SELECTION BIAS SELECTION MECHANISMS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIOLOGISTS SPILLOVERS URBAN AREAS VACCINATIONS WORKERS The authors investigate the impact of international migration on child health outcomes in rural Mexico using a nationally representative demographic survey. They use historic migration networks as instruments for current household migration to the United States in order to correct for the possible endogeneity of migrant status. They find that children in migrant households have lower rates of infant mortality and higher birth-weights. The authors study the channels through which migration may affect health outcomes and find evidence that migration raises health knowledge in addition to the direct effect on wealth. However they also find that preventative health care, such as breastfeeding and vaccinations, is less likely for children in migrant households. These results provide a broader and more nuanced view of the health consequences of migration than is offered by the existing literature. 2012-06-25T22:12:44Z 2012-06-25T22:12:44Z 2005-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/5768792/effects-migration-child-health-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8986 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3573 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Mexico |
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AGED BREASTFEEDING CLINICS COMMUNITIES DISASTERS DOCTORS DYING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS EMIGRATION FAMILIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVISION HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH CONSEQUENCES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITAL BUILDINGS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFANTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MOBILITY MEASLES MIGRANTS MIGRATION MORTALITY MOTHERS NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS PARENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLIO PREGNANCY PROBABILITY RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY SELECTION BIAS SELECTION MECHANISMS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIOLOGISTS SPILLOVERS URBAN AREAS VACCINATIONS WORKERS |
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AGED BREASTFEEDING CLINICS COMMUNITIES DISASTERS DOCTORS DYING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS EMIGRATION FAMILIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVISION HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH CONSEQUENCES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITAL BUILDINGS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFANTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MOBILITY MEASLES MIGRANTS MIGRATION MORTALITY MOTHERS NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS PARENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLIO PREGNANCY PROBABILITY RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY SELECTION BIAS SELECTION MECHANISMS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIOLOGISTS SPILLOVERS URBAN AREAS VACCINATIONS WORKERS Hildebrandt, Nicole McKenzie, David The Effects of Migration on Child Health in Mexico |
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The authors investigate the impact of international migration on child health outcomes in rural Mexico using a nationally representative demographic survey. They use historic migration networks as instruments for current household migration to the United States in order to correct for the possible endogeneity of migrant status. They find that children in migrant households have lower rates of infant mortality and higher birth-weights. The authors study the channels through which migration may affect health outcomes and find evidence that migration raises health knowledge in addition to the direct effect on wealth. However they also find that preventative health care, such as breastfeeding and vaccinations, is less likely for children in migrant households. These results provide a broader and more nuanced view of the health consequences of migration than is offered by the existing literature. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Hildebrandt, Nicole McKenzie, David |
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Hildebrandt, Nicole McKenzie, David |
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Hildebrandt, Nicole |
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The Effects of Migration on Child Health in Mexico |
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The Effects of Migration on Child Health in Mexico |
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The Effects of Migration on Child Health in Mexico |
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The Effects of Migration on Child Health in Mexico |
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The Effects of Migration on Child Health in Mexico |
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effects of migration on child health in mexico |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/5768792/effects-migration-child-health-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8986 |
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