Migration and mental health : evidence from a natural experiment (English)

This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled Migration and mental health : evidence from a natural experiment, began in the year 2002 in Tonga. The study observed that people migrate to improve their well-being. Yet a large literature suggests that migration can be a stressful process, with potentially negative impacts on mental health. However, to truly understand the effect of migration one must compare the mental...

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Gibson, John;

Mckenzie,David J.;

Stillman,Steven Eric;
Document Date
2013/08/14
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
81393
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Tonga,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2013/10/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Migration and mental health : evidence from a natural experiment
Keywords
Mental health

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Gibson, John; Mckenzie,David J.; Stillman,Steven Eric.

Migration and mental health : evidence from a natural experiment (English). enGender Impact : the World Bank's Gender Impact Evaluation Database Washington DC : World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/880151468303615762

Migration and mental health : evidence from a natural experiment (English)

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