A number of factors make it difficult to assess the overall effect of adult migration on the health of family members in their households. The effects of migration can vary with time. In a study on Mexico, Cortes (2007) shows that the general health of children declines during the first years of their parents’ migration, but improves over time as remittances contribute to improved access to healthcare. Kanaiaupuni and Donato (1999) found that migration from a community raises infant mortality in the short term and lowers infant mortality in the long term, due to both household and community effects.
Moreover, a multitude of other factors influence health outcomes and these should be accounted for when disentangling the effect of migration. …show more content…
Calero et al. (2007) show that remittances increase school enrolment and decrease the incidence of child work, especially for girls and in rural areas. Using a survey in rural Pakistan, Mansuri (2006) concluded that migration had a positive effect on school enrolment for boys and girls. Yang (2006) finds that children in migrant households in the Philippines have improved educational access due to remittances. Of course, the degree of effect of migration on enrolment would depend on the level of remittances sent, and on the level of enrolment without the effect of …show more content…
A study on migration from Tonga to New Zealand (McKenzie, 2009) did not find that migration had a significant influence on the school attendance of children left behind. Cox-Edwards and Ureta (2003) found that remittances contributed positively to school attendance, but that children with both parents absent miss school more often than children with one or both parents at home. Mansuri (2006) found that, although migration had a positive effect overall on enrolment in Pakistan, boys whose fathers migrated attended school less, probably because they did more work outside the
Moreover, a multitude of other factors influence health outcomes and these should be accounted for when disentangling the effect of migration. …show more content…
Calero et al. (2007) show that remittances increase school enrolment and decrease the incidence of child work, especially for girls and in rural areas. Using a survey in rural Pakistan, Mansuri (2006) concluded that migration had a positive effect on school enrolment for boys and girls. Yang (2006) finds that children in migrant households in the Philippines have improved educational access due to remittances. Of course, the degree of effect of migration on enrolment would depend on the level of remittances sent, and on the level of enrolment without the effect of …show more content…
A study on migration from Tonga to New Zealand (McKenzie, 2009) did not find that migration had a significant influence on the school attendance of children left behind. Cox-Edwards and Ureta (2003) found that remittances contributed positively to school attendance, but that children with both parents absent miss school more often than children with one or both parents at home. Mansuri (2006) found that, although migration had a positive effect overall on enrolment in Pakistan, boys whose fathers migrated attended school less, probably because they did more work outside the