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

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 …

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 …

Do the returns to migration extend beyond migrants themselves and accrue to the children of migrants? Drawing upon data … contrast, children whose parents moved to a different rural village do not appear to experience any health advantage and those … the variation in the outcomes of the children of migrants and the children of the migrants' siblings who stayed behind …

fertility decisions and investments in child health. We find that increased access to paved roads at the district-level leads to … a rise in fertility, improved investments in children---measured through breastfeeding duration and immunization …---and lower infant mortality. We also investigate the potential labor market mechanisms that drive these effects, and …

This study examines disparities in health and nutrition among native and Syrian-refugee children in Turkey. With a view … conditions in the source country prior to migration rather than deficits in access to maternal and child health services within … particular, the Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS). The TDHS is one of few data sets providing representative data on …

This study examines disparities in health and nutrition among native and Syrian-refugee children in Turkey. With a view … conditions in the source country prior to migration rather than deficits in access to maternal and child health services within … particular, the Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS). The TDHS is one of few data sets providing representative data on …

We study the impact of adult children's internal migration on the health and subjective well-being of elderly parents … left behind, distinguishing between the gender of the migrant children. To overcome migration endogeneity, we exploit novel … positive effect of the migration of daughters on parents' health and life satisfaction, but no such beneficial effects when …

Do the returns to migration extend beyond migrants themselves and accrue to the children of migrants? Drawing upon data … contrast, children whose parents moved to a different rural village do not appear to experience any health advantage and those … the variation in the outcomes of the children of migrants and the children of the migrants' siblings who stayed behind …

documents the long-run health effects of early life exposure to drought and investigates an important source of heterogeneity in … variation, I estimate long-run health impacts of drought exposure among Africans confined to homelands during apartheid. Drought … TBVC and non-TBVC areas after the repeal of migration restrictions. The results show that although drought has significant …