effects, we find that drought occurring in the agricultural season increases the fertility of young women living in …. Analyzing mechanisms, we find that drought does not affect common factors of high fertility such as marriage timing. It operates … can lower the marginal cost of a child and raise fertility. We test this hypothesis using longitudinal data from …

fertilizer use reduces much more in drought-prone areas than in less drought-prone areas during growing seasons. I also find that …, shocks in weather patterns affect farmers' expectations of farm yield and hence the decision to adopt farm inputs such as … this study, I explore the relationship between weather shocks and the intensity of inputs use at the plot level using large …

the 1980s, all the six droughts faced by India were in El Niño years but not all El Niño years led to drought situations …Weather experts around the world are foreseeing a strong El Niño in 2014. In India, these developments are feared to … lead to droughts. In the last 14 years, out of the four El Niño years globally, three resulted in Indian droughts. Since …

's time between domestic activities and school attendance. Households affected by an unanticipated rainfall shock face an … natural disaster aid mitigate or eliminate the shock-induced shift toward domestic activities and away from schooling. …