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The impact of teenage childbearing on educational outcomes

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  • Zuleika Ferre
  • Mariana Gerstenblüth
  • Máximo Rossi
  • Patricia Triunfo

    (Department of Economics (Udelar), Uruguay)

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Based on data from the “Survey of Biological and Social Reproduction of the Uruguayan Population: an approach from the perspective of gender and generations” of 2004, we studied the impact of teenage motherhood on the educational outcomes of women. The results confirm the endogeneity of teenage motherhood on educational achievement. The partial effect of completing 9 years of formal education is between –10 and –16.5 pp, while that of completing 12 or more years is between –8 and –14.7 pp, depending on the estimation method used (probit, bivariate probit or propensity score), showing the overestimation of the naive probit models. The results of the bivariate probit models with endogeneity show that the probability of completing 9 years of formal education is 57% and that for 12 years or more is 24%. With regard to household characteristics, the biggest impact on the probability of completing any of the achievements specified corresponds to the education of the mother (19 pp basic achievement, 30 pp school achievement).

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  • Zuleika Ferre & Mariana Gerstenblüth & Máximo Rossi & Patricia Triunfo, 2013. "The impact of teenage childbearing on educational outcomes," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, vol. 47(2), pages 159-174, July-Dece.
    • Handle: RePEc:jda:journl:vol.47:year:2013:issue2:pp:159-174
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    1. Eva O. Arceo-Gómez & Raymundo M. Campos-Vázquez, 2014. "Teenage Pregnancy in Mexico: Evolution and Consequences," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 51(1), pages 109-146, May.
    2. Viviana Salinas & Valentina Jorquera-Samter, 2022. "Adolescent fertility and high school completion in Chile: Exploring gender differences," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 47(31), pages 967-1008.
    3. Tawanda Runhare & Eunice Kanaga-Majanga & Rifumuni Nancy Mathebula, 2021. "Resilience of Pregnant and Parenting Learners to Pursue Educational Aspirations Within a Stigmatising School Setting in Rural South Africa," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 10, July.

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    Keywords

    teenager pregnancy; education;

    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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