Footnote:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments January 14, 2010 erstellt
Description:
This paper considers the relationship between adult child international migration and the health outcomes of elderly parents left behind in Mexico. Overall, the evidence suggests that having a migrant child is associated with a higher probability that the elderly parent in Mexico will be in poor physical and mental health. These results call into question the popular view that family members left behind in source countries undoubtedly benefit from the international migration of their relatives