Call for Proposals: Energy Insights and Innovation Lab

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Rainfall shocks and learning outcomes: dynamic persistence and the role of local labour demand

Submitted by Arnaaz Zaman on
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This paper presents evidence on the role of local labour markets in driving the persistent and gendered impact of rainfall shocks on learning outcomes in rural India. The authors find contrasting impacts of rainfall shocks by variation in soil texture, which serves as an exogenous driver of female and children’s labour force participation.

Experiments, Gender, Water