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The Long-Term Labor Market Effect of Drought Exposure: Evidence from Nigeria

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This study shows that women’s labour market outcomes in adulthood vary depending on the circumstance that prevails in the early stages of their lives. Exploiting the variation in drought incidences across Nigerian states with a nationally representative household survey for the periods 2008 and 2013, the result shows that women exposed to the drought at early periods of life see adverse labor market outcomes (including the probability of working and the standard of such work). Educational outcomes also declined with exposure to the drought, suggesting that poor human capital formation is a potential channel for these effects. Impacts on a related supplementary outcome, age at marriage entry, is also a consistent operative channel of impact. These findings further shed light on potential labor supply deficits for women from early life exposure to adverse climatic conditions.

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  • Uchenna Efobi, 2022. "The Long-Term Labor Market Effect of Drought Exposure: Evidence from Nigeria," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 58(8), pages 1531-1549, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:58:y:2022:i:8:p:1531-1549
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2022.2055464
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