TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN MEXICO: EVOLUTION AND CONSEQUENCES

We analyze the consequences of a teenage pregnancy event in the short and long run in Mexico. Using longitudinal and cross-section data, we match females who became pregnant and those who did not based on a propensity score. In the short run, we find that a teenage pregnancy causes a decrease of 0.6...

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Autores principales:	Arceo-Gomez,Eva O, Campos-Vazquez,Raymundo M
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Economía. 2014
Materias:	Teenage pregnancy schooling labor outcomes propensity score matching
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0719-043320140001000042014-07-07TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN MEXICO: EVOLUTION AND CONSEQUENCESArceo-Gomez,Eva OCampos-Vazquez,Raymundo M Teenage pregnancy schooling labor outcomes propensity score matching We analyze the consequences of a teenage pregnancy event in the short and long run in Mexico. Using longitudinal and cross-section data, we match females who became pregnant and those who did not based on a propensity score. In the short run, we find that a teenage pregnancy causes a decrease of 0.6-0.8 years of schooling, lower school attendance, fewer hours of work and a higher marriage rate. In the long run, we find that a teenage pregnancy results in a 1-1.2-year loss in years of education, which implies a permanent effect on education, and lower household income per capita.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Economía.Latin american journal of economics v.51 n.1 20142014-05-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0719-04332014000100004en10.7764/LAJE.51.1.109
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description	We analyze the consequences of a teenage pregnancy event in the short and long run in Mexico. Using longitudinal and cross-section data, we match females who became pregnant and those who did not based on a propensity score. In the short run, we find that a teenage pregnancy causes a decrease of 0.6-0.8 years of schooling, lower school attendance, fewer hours of work and a higher marriage rate. In the long run, we find that a teenage pregnancy results in a 1-1.2-year loss in years of education, which implies a permanent effect on education, and lower household income per capita.
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title	TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN MEXICO: EVOLUTION AND CONSEQUENCES
title_short	TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN MEXICO: EVOLUTION AND CONSEQUENCES
title_full	TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN MEXICO: EVOLUTION AND CONSEQUENCES
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publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Economía.
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TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN MEXICO: EVOLUTION AND CONSEQUENCES

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