Seasonal migration and early childhood development

World Development

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 857-869

  Macours, Karen ^a   Vakis, Renos ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Households; Income; Migration; Nicaragua

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COPING STRATEGY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MIGRATION; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT;

NICARAGUA;

EID: 77951203650     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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