Age at Marriage and Women's Labour Market Outcomes in India

Submitted by Tanay Ray Bhatt on
EfD Authors:
Dhamija, Gaurav

We examine the relationship between women's age at marriage and their labour market outcomes using nationally representative household data from India. Employing an instrumental variable‐based empirical strategy, we find that a delay in women's age at marriage has no significant causal effect on their labour market outcomes. This is despite marriage delay being associated with higher education, lower fertility and (possibly) higher dowry for Indian women. We argue that this might be because older brides, as compared with younger brides, face more backlash from their partners.

Peer Reviewed
Gender

Effects of trade openness on environmental quality: evidence from developing countries

Submitted by Luat Do on
EfD Authors:
Hoai, Nguyen Trong

This paper uses the Bayesian model averaging approach to investigate the effects of trade openness on environmental quality in 64 selected developing countries for the period of 2003–2017. We find no evidence of a statistically significant effect of trade openness on environmental pollution in our sampled developing countries; however, our results show weak support for the pollution haven hypothesis.

Peer Reviewed
Climate Change, Policy Design

Thermal stress and financial distress: Extreme temperatures and firms’ loan defaults in Mexico

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Heres, David R.
Aguilar-Gomez, Sandra

Highlights

  • Extreme weather events increase credit delinquency rates for SMEs in Mexico.
  • The effects of extreme heat are more pronounced in the agricultural sector.
  • General equilibrium impacts expand to other sectors in agricultural regions.
Peer Reviewed
Agriculture, Climate Change

Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa - Food Security in a Changing Environment

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Berck, Cyndi
Berck, Peter
Di Falco, Salvatore

Description

A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa. The purpose of this book is to document the effects of climate change on agriculture in Africa and to discuss strategies for adaptation to hotter weather and less predictable rainfall. These strategies include promoting opportunities for farmers to adopt technologies that produce optimal results in terms of crop yield and income under local agro-ecological and socioeconomic conditions.

Books
EfD/RFF Book
Agriculture, Climate Change

Forest Tenure Reform in Asia and Africa - Local Control for Improved Livelihoods, Forest Management, and Carbon Sequestration

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Bluffstone, Randall
Robinson, Elizabeth J Z

Description

Forest tenure reforms are occurring in many developing countries around the world. These reforms typically include devolution of forest lands to local people and communities, which has attracted a great deal of attention and interest. While the nature and level of devolution vary by country, all have potentially important implications for resource allocation, local ecosystem services, livelihoods and climate change. 

Books
EfD/RFF Book
Biodiversity, Forestry, Policy Design
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