Fetzer, Thiemo; Pardo, Oliver; Shanghavi, Amar - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013
A rolling blackout in Colombia in the early 1990s led to a rise in unplanned births, according to research by Amar Shanghavi and colleagues. What's more, young women who became mothers after the blackout had worse outcomes in later life. The impact of power outages on fertility is an important...