paper examines how the temporary migration of parents for the sole purpose of work affects the health outcomes of children … health used, height-for-age, serves as a proxy for stunting. The evidence suggests that whether parental migration is … beneficial or deleterious to child health depends on which parent moved. In particular, migration of the mother has an adverse …

children’s human capital in the form of cognitive skills, socioemotional skills and health, which pertain directly to some …

expended to develop capacity in Africa with mixed results. This paper provides a working definition of capacity that is …

effects of foreign aid on capital investment (human capital, physical capital) in sub-Saharan Africa. Our methodological …

We examine inequality convergence over the past three decades and ask if environmentally related impacts on health, and … incidence of environmentally related impacts on health simultaneously worsens the rate of inequality reduction, we find that … those countries that experience faster reduction in the level of environmentally related impacts on health tend to converge …

This paper provides an overview of the characteristics of migrant households and analyses the effects of migration in … that remittances and migration act as a shock-coping mechanism, especially in the presence of natural shocks. Remittance …

Using detailed microdata, we document how migration-dependent households are especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 … and observational variation in prior migration dependence. We report 25 per cent greater declines in earnings and fourfold … greater prevalence of food insecurity among migrant households since March. Causes include lower migration rates, less …

-level household datasets from a range of countries in Africa, we examine the drivers of agricultural risks, while exploring the role … of context as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on household welfare, with a focus on farm households relative … variations across contexts and countries in Africa. We also find that farm households witnessed important reductions in their …