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Title: International Migration and Net Nutrition in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries: Evidence from Prison Records

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2021

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ISSN: 2364-1428

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Abstract: In migration studies, immigrant health is a concern before, during, and after migration. This study uses a large late 19th and early 20th century data set of over 20 US prisons to assess migrant net nutrition. Native-born individuals were taller and had the lowest BMIs. International immigrants had lower BMIs and shorter statures. After controlling for other characteristics, native-born females had lower BMIs than men; however, foreign-born women’s’ BMIs were higher than domestic-born women. Females and males with darker complexions had greater BMIs than their counterparts with fairer complexions.

Url: https://www.cesifo.org/DocDL/cesifo1_wp9411.pdf

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Authors: Carson, Scott Alan

Series Title: CESifo Working Paper

Publication Number: 9411

Institution: CESifo

Pages: 1-48

Publisher Location: Munich

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Migration and Immigration

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