Migration and mental health: Evidence from a natural experiment

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 677-687

  Stillman, Steven ^a   McKenzie, David ^b   Gibson, John ^c  

^a MOTU ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mental health; Migration; Natural experiment

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IMMIGRANT; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; MIGRATION; NEW ZEALAND; QUOTA SAMPLE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; TONGA; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 67349177162     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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