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Fertility responses to climate change in West Africa

Arancon Simal, Eduardo LU (2021) EKHS42 20211
Department of Economic History
Abstract
We analyse the effects of climate anomalies on women’s fertility in West
Africa. We combine socioeconomic and fertility data from 10 rounds of Burkina
Faso, Guinea, Nigeria and Mali ’s Demographic and Health Surveys and long-term
high resolution spatial temperature and precipitation records to assess how women
and households adapt their fertility preferences and births in response to exposure to
local temperature and precipitation anomalies. We also analyse the role of physical
capital and livelihoods in such response. We find positive associations between
higher than normal temperatures and the odds of desiring a larger family and births,
while precipitation shocks show weakly robust results. We attribute this upward
revision in... (More)
We analyse the effects of climate anomalies on women’s fertility in West
Africa. We combine socioeconomic and fertility data from 10 rounds of Burkina
Faso, Guinea, Nigeria and Mali ’s Demographic and Health Surveys and long-term
high resolution spatial temperature and precipitation records to assess how women
and households adapt their fertility preferences and births in response to exposure to
local temperature and precipitation anomalies. We also analyse the role of physical
capital and livelihoods in such response. We find positive associations between
higher than normal temperatures and the odds of desiring a larger family and births,
while precipitation shocks show weakly robust results. We attribute this upward
revision in women’s fertility to higher labour demand or lower costs of childbearing. (Less)
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Arancon Simal, Eduardo LU
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EKHS42 20211
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H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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language
English
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9066178
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2021-11-09 12:05:45
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  abstract     = {{We analyse the effects of climate anomalies on women’s fertility in West
Africa. We combine socioeconomic and fertility data from 10 rounds of Burkina
Faso, Guinea, Nigeria and Mali ’s Demographic and Health Surveys and long-term
high resolution spatial temperature and precipitation records to assess how women
and households adapt their fertility preferences and births in response to exposure to
local temperature and precipitation anomalies. We also analyse the role of physical
capital and livelihoods in such response. We find positive associations between
higher than normal temperatures and the odds of desiring a larger family and births,
while precipitation shocks show weakly robust results. We attribute this upward
revision in women’s fertility to higher labour demand or lower costs of childbearing.}},
  author       = {{Arancon Simal, Eduardo}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Fertility responses to climate change in West Africa}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}