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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Migration, Household Composition, and Child Welfare in Rural Northeast Thailand
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| Autores: |
Cameron, Michael P.
Lim, Steven
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| Data: |
2011-01-06
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| Ano: |
2005
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| Palavras-chave: |
Migration
Household composition
Children
Thailand
Community/Rural/Urban Development
Consumer/Household Economics
Environmental Economics and Policy
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Food Security and Poverty
Health Economics and Policy
I31
O15
O18
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| Resumo: |
In many developing countries the composition of rural households is influenced by the migration of adult household members to urban locations in search of employment. Children may be left in the care of their mother alone, or in the care of grandparents when both parents have migrated. Using representative data from a household survey conducted in rural Northeast Thailand in 2003, this paper investigates whether household composition has any effect on the welfare of children, as measured by anthropometric measurements including height-for-age, weight-for-age, and weight-for-height. Our findings suggest that household types other than nuclear families result in some significantly worse child nutritional outcomes. The implication is that governments should protect the welfare of the children of migrants, either through targeted programs or through increased opportunities for employment in rural areas.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/98508
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| Relação: |
New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society>2005 Conference, August 26-27, 2005, Nelson, New Zealand
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| Formato: |
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