Migration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemala

This paper examines the relationship between migration and child growth in the rural highlands of Guatemala, a region with substantial international migration outflows, significant remittance inflows, and some of the highest rates of child undernutrition in the world. Using cross-sectional survey da...

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Main Authors:	Carletto, Calogero, Covarrubias, Katia, Maluccio, John A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120 Remittances F240 Health Production I120 Demographic Trends and Forecasts General Migration J110 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5495

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spelling	okr-10986-54952021-04-23T14:02:22Z Migration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemala Carletto, Calogero Covarrubias, Katia Maluccio, John A. Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120 Remittances F240 Health Production I120 Demographic Trends and Forecasts General Migration J110 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 This paper examines the relationship between migration and child growth in the rural highlands of Guatemala, a region with substantial international migration outflows, significant remittance inflows, and some of the highest rates of child undernutrition in the world. Using cross-sectional survey data, a double-difference approach based on child growth patterns that controls for the selectivity of migration is used to assess the impact of migration to the US on Height-for-Age Z (HAZ) scores and stunting prevalence of children. HAZ scores for children in households with a migrant to the US are conservatively estimated to be 0.5 standard deviations higher and the prevalence of stunting is approximately 6 percentage points lower. Descriptive evidence suggests the possible channels through which migration may operate are improved food security and reduced morbidity. 2012-03-30T07:33:06Z 2012-03-30T07:33:06Z 2011 Journal Article Food Policy 03069192 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5495 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Guatemala
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topic	Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120 Remittances F240 Health Production I120 Demographic Trends and Forecasts General Migration J110 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180
spellingShingle	Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120 Remittances F240 Health Production I120 Demographic Trends and Forecasts General Migration J110 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Carletto, Calogero Covarrubias, Katia Maluccio, John A. Migration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemala
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description	This paper examines the relationship between migration and child growth in the rural highlands of Guatemala, a region with substantial international migration outflows, significant remittance inflows, and some of the highest rates of child undernutrition in the world. Using cross-sectional survey data, a double-difference approach based on child growth patterns that controls for the selectivity of migration is used to assess the impact of migration to the US on Height-for-Age Z (HAZ) scores and stunting prevalence of children. HAZ scores for children in households with a migrant to the US are conservatively estimated to be 0.5 standard deviations higher and the prevalence of stunting is approximately 6 percentage points lower. Descriptive evidence suggests the possible channels through which migration may operate are improved food security and reduced morbidity.
format	Journal Article
author	Carletto, Calogero Covarrubias, Katia Maluccio, John A.
author_facet	Carletto, Calogero Covarrubias, Katia Maluccio, John A.
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title	Migration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemala
title_short	Migration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemala
title_full	Migration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemala
title_fullStr	Migration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemala
title_full_unstemmed	Migration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemala
title_sort	migration and child growth in rural guatemala
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Migration and Child Growth in Rural Guatemala

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