What happens to diet and child health when migration splits households? Evidence from a migration lottery program

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-15

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Child health; Diet; Migration; Natural experiment; Remittances

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DIET; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; MIGRATION; SOCIAL IMPACT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 78651431691     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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