cognitive outcomes in young adult life. Additionally, we find that both early life cognitive ability and health seem to have … cohort members according to their height, which we consider a proxy for health status - shorter individuals show a stronger …

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examines how the temporary migration of parents for work affects the health outcomes of children left behind using the … child health depends on which parent moved. In particular, migration of the mother has an adverse effect on the child …Economic research on labor migration in the developing world has traditionally focused on the role played by the …

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 …