women in villages affected by civil conflict increased their actual and desired fertility during the conflict by 22 percent …, while child height-for-age declined by 11 to 13 percent. Supporting evidence suggests that the temporary fertility increase …

This paper analyzes household fertility and child occupation decisions in a risky environment. Fertility decisions are … made first, when only the distribution of shocks is known. When shocks are realized and fertility is fixed, parents adapt … by allocating children's occupations, i.e. school, paid work and domestic chores. Fertility is decreasing with the shock …

associated with fertility behavior and use of the local natural-resource base are identified. Three are shown to be pronatalist … that one of the externalities may even provide an invidious link between fertility decisions and the use of the local … natural-resource base. The fourth type of externality is used to develop a theory of fertility transitions in the contemporary …

health shocks negatively affect child human capital, including health, education, and socioemotional skills. Compensating …

health shocks negatively affect child human capital, including health, education, and socioemotional skills. Compensating …

relatively small or zero. The pattern of results is more pronounced for lower education mothers. The lack of large decreases in … activities, but these are compensated for by lower education mothers during non-center hours. Our findings represent novel …