Migration and child development during the food price crisis in El Salvador

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-40

  De Brauw, Alan ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food prices; Height for age Z scores; Migration; Stunting

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; COMMODITY PRICE; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INFLATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRATION; PANEL DATA;

EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 78651433402     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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