Seasonal Migration and Early Childhood Development

This paper provides unique evidence of the positive consequences of seasonal migration for investments in early childhood development. We analyze migration in a poor shock-prone border region in rural Nicaragua where it offers one of the main household income diversification and risk-coping strategi...

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Main Authors:	Macours, Karen, Vakis, Renos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Geographic Labor Mobility Immigrant Workers J610 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4735

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spelling	okr-10986-47352021-04-23T14:02:19Z Seasonal Migration and Early Childhood Development Macours, Karen Vakis, Renos Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Geographic Labor Mobility Immigrant Workers J610 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230 This paper provides unique evidence of the positive consequences of seasonal migration for investments in early childhood development. We analyze migration in a poor shock-prone border region in rural Nicaragua where it offers one of the main household income diversification and risk-coping strategies. IV estimates show, somewhat surprisingly, that shock-driven migration by mothers has a positive effect on early cognitive development. We attribute these findings to changes in income and to the intra-household empowerment gains resulting from mother's migration, which offset potential negative early childhood development effects from temporary lack of parenting. 2012-03-30T07:29:28Z 2012-03-30T07:29:28Z 2010 Journal Article World Development 0305750X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4735 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Nicaragua
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topic	Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Geographic Labor Mobility Immigrant Workers J610 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230
spellingShingle	Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Geographic Labor Mobility Immigrant Workers J610 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230 Macours, Karen Vakis, Renos Seasonal Migration and Early Childhood Development
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description	This paper provides unique evidence of the positive consequences of seasonal migration for investments in early childhood development. We analyze migration in a poor shock-prone border region in rural Nicaragua where it offers one of the main household income diversification and risk-coping strategies. IV estimates show, somewhat surprisingly, that shock-driven migration by mothers has a positive effect on early cognitive development. We attribute these findings to changes in income and to the intra-household empowerment gains resulting from mother's migration, which offset potential negative early childhood development effects from temporary lack of parenting.
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author	Macours, Karen Vakis, Renos
author_facet	Macours, Karen Vakis, Renos
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title	Seasonal Migration and Early Childhood Development
title_short	Seasonal Migration and Early Childhood Development
title_full	Seasonal Migration and Early Childhood Development
title_fullStr	Seasonal Migration and Early Childhood Development
title_full_unstemmed	Seasonal Migration and Early Childhood Development
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Seasonal Migration and Early Childhood Development

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