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. The authors find that migration increases height and reduces stunting of infants and toddlers, but also increases body mass index (BMI) and obesity among 3 to 5 years old. These impacts are quite large even though...
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2012/01/01
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The impact of immigration on child health : experimental evidence from a migration lottery program
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test of equality