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The impact of immigration on child health: experimental evidence from a migration lottery program.
- Source :
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Economic inquiry [Econ Inq] 2012; Vol. 50 (1), pp. 62-81. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- This paper uses a unique survey designed by the authors to compare migrant children who enter New Zealand through a random ballot with children in the home country of Tonga whose families were unsuccessful participants in the same ballots. We find that migration increases height and reduces stunting of infants and toddlers, but also increases BMI and obesity among 3- to 5-yr-olds. These impacts are quite large even though the average migrant household has been in New Zealand for less than 1 yr. Additional results suggest that these impacts occur because of dietary change rather than direct income effects.
- Subjects :
- Body Height ethnology
Body Weight ethnology
Child
Child Behavior ethnology
Child Behavior physiology
Child Behavior psychology
Child Health Services economics
Child Health Services history
Child, Preschool
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
New Zealand ethnology
Body Mass Index
Child Development
Child Welfare economics
Child Welfare ethnology
Child Welfare history
Child Welfare legislation & jurisprudence
Child Welfare psychology
Diet economics
Diet ethnology
Diet history
Diet psychology
Emigration and Immigration history
Emigration and Immigration legislation & jurisprudence
Obesity economics
Obesity ethnology
Obesity history
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0095-2583
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Economic inquiry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22329049
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00284.x