Dessy, Sylvain Eloi; Marchetta, Francesca; Pongou, Roland; … - 2020
effects, we find that drought occurring in the agricultural season increases the fertility of young women living in … agricultural households. This effect is long-lasting, as it is not reversed within four years after the drought occurrence …. Analyzing mechanisms, we find that drought does not affect common factors of high fertility such as marriage timing. It operates …