Critical Decisions at a Critical Age: Adolescents and Young Adults in Latin America
This book uses micro-level data for 18 Latin American countries to examine the choices adolescents make in three areas of behavior: their time allocation toward school and work, their sexual behavior and fertility, and their adoption of adult roles as they marry or cohabitate. Analyzing these issues comparatively across countries provides a richer contrast of the broad range of behavior among youth around the region than traditional country studies. The analysis pays particular attention to the accumulation of human capital, a key determinant of living standards at the individual level and social progress at the aggregate level.
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| Format: | Books biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Inter-American Development Bank
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| Subjects: | Workforce and Employment, Youth and Children, youth, teenage pregnancy, school attendance, youth employment, |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012347 https://publications.iadb.org/en/critical-decisions-critical-age-adolescents-and-young-adults-latin-america |
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