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Fathers and Youth's Delinquent Behavior
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Tekin, Erdal - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
' absence. Our results suggest that the presence of a father figure during adolescence is likely to have protective effects …, particularly for males, in both adolescence and young adulthood. …
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How Do Adolescents Spell Time Use?
Kalenkoski, Charlene M.; Ribar, David C.; Stratton, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We investigate how household disadvantage affects the time use of 15-18 year-olds using 2003-2006 data from the American Time Use Survey. Applying competing-risk hazard models, we distinguish between the incidence and duration of activities and incorporate the daily time constraint. We find that...
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Self Investments of Adolescents and their Cognitive Development
Del Boca, Daniela; Monfardini, Chiara; Nicoletti, Cheti - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
, such as adolescence, when children start to take decisions independently. By using the Child Development Supplement of the … inputs to include the child's own time investments. Looking at investments during adolescence, we find that child …
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