Maternal migration and child well-being in Peru

Working paper

Migration affects not only those who migrate, but may also have intergenerational effects on their children. Looking at those mothers with a history of internal migration who are part of the Young Lives project, and comparing them with suitable controls, we find that mothers’ migration has had a positive impact on the nutritional outcomes and cognitive achievement of their offspring. However, we also find that there are heterogeneous impacts, as different types of migration trajectory (rural ...

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Authors: Escobal, J; Flores, E

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Publisher: Young Lives Publisher's website
• Series: Young Lives Working Paper
• Place of publication: http://www.younglives.org.uk/publications/working-papers
• Publication date: 2009-01-01
• Paper number: 56
• ISBN: 9781904427629
• Language: English
• Keywords: childhood poverty; Peru; children; migration
• Subjects: Children and youth; Poverty; Families,children and childcare