In an experiment providing fertilizer grants to women rice farmers in Mali, we found that women who received fertilizer … increased both the quantity of fertilizer they used on their plots and complementary inputs such as herbicides and hired labor … level of output, we find no evidence that profits increased. Our results suggest that fertilizer's impact on profits is …

While many developing-country policymakers see heavy fertilizer subsidies as critical to raising agricultural … politicized, inefficient distribution of fertilizer supply. We model farmers as facing small fixed costs of purchasing fertilizer … patient, such farmers may procrastinate, postponing fertilizer purchases until later periods, when they may be too impatient …

of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) among 2,382 farmers in Ethiopia using a randomized controlled trial. ISFM … should enhance soil fertility and productivity by combining organic and inorganic soil amendments. We find that both …

with taking up and following through with a new technology: a tree species that provides private fertilizer benefits to …

This paper studies the effect of mothers' education on fertility in a population with very low female labor force … large increase in schooling attainment triggered a sharp decline in completed fertility. We show that no other changes … convergence in fertility and schooling, changes in labor-force participation, age upon marriage, marriage and divorce rates, and …

The current study finds that societies which historically engaged in plough agriculture today have lower fertility. We … fertility …

This paper examines how marital and fertility patterns have changed along racial and educational lines for men and …

Economic demographers have long analyzed fertility cycles. This paper builds a foundation for these cycles in a model … of fertility choice with dynastic altruism and aggregate shocks. It is shown that under reasonable parameter values …, fertility is pro-cyclical and that, following a shock, fertility continues to cycle endogenously as subsequent cohorts enter …

issues, including female labor force participaiton, fertility, labor market regulation, redistribution, growth, and financial …