Why does the health of Mexican immigrants deteriorate? New evidence from linked birth records

This study uses a unique dataset linking the birth records of two generations of children born in California and Florida (1970–2009) to analyze the mechanisms behind the generational decline observed in birth outcomes of children of Mexican origin. Calibrating a simple model of intergenerational tra...

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Volume:	54
Main Author:	Giuntella, Osea
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	AMSTERDAM Elsevier B.V 01.07.2017 ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
published in:	Journal of health economics Vol. 54; pp. 1 - 16
Data of publication:	July 2017
ISSN:	0167-6296 1879-1646
EISSN:	1879-1646
Discipline:	Public Health Economics
Subjects:	Hispanic health paradox Risky behaviors Birth outcomes Economics Social Sciences Life Sciences & Biomedicine Health Care Sciences & Services Business & Economics Health Policy & Services Science & Technology Florida - epidemiology Birth Certificates Mexican Americans - statistics & numerical data California - epidemiology Humans Male Models, Statistical Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data Socioeconomic Factors Young Adult Birth Weight Health Behavior - ethnology Adolescent Adult Female Health Status Immigrants Analysis Health administration Hispanic health paradox I10 Risky behaviors Birth outcomes J15 UNITED-STATES INFANT-MORTALITY HISPANIC PARADOX AMERICANS INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION SELF-SELECTION LIFE-STYLE WEIGHT INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION MORTALITY ADVANTAGE
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