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 0.6-0.8 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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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Economía.
2014
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0719-04332014000100004 |
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