|
|
|
|
||||
|
||||
The Effects of Teenage Fatherhood on Young Adult OutcomesJason M. FletcherYale University - School of Public Health Barbara WolfeUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research); RSSS-economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) January 2012 Economic Inquiry, Vol. 50, Issue 1, pp. 182-201, 2012 Abstract: This paper uses national longitudinal data and several new empirical strategies to examine the consequences of teenage fatherhood. The key contribution is to compare economic outcomes of young fathers to young men whose partners experienced a miscarriage rather than a live birth. The results suggest that teenage fatherhood decreases years of schooling and the likelihood of receiving a high school diploma and increases general educational development receipt. Teenage fatherhood also appears to increase early marriage and cohabitation, and has mixed shortâterm effects on several labor market outcomes.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 20 JEL Classification: J13, J24, J10 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: January 6, 2012Suggested CitationContact Information
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
© 2013 Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
FAQ
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Copyright
This page was processed by apollo3 in 0.547 seconds
Add to Cart
