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The Effect of a Peer's Teen Pregnancy on Sexual Behavior
Anand, Priyanka; Kahn, Lisa B. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
In this paper, we examine whether a friend or older sibling's teen pregnancy impacts one's own sexual behavior. We … sharp timing of the end of a peer's pregnancy to analyze the evolution of sexual behavior. We find that those who observe a … peer's teen pregnancy change their sexual behavior after the event to put themselves at lower risk of their own teen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287329
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Browsers Don't Lie? Gender Differences in the Effects of the Indian COVID-19 Lockdown on Digital Activity and Time Use
Miller, Amalia R.; Ramdas, Kamalini; Sungu, Alp - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We measure the impact of the initial Indian national COVID-19 lockdown on digital activity using browser histories of 1,094 individuals, spanning over 31.5 million website visits on computers and mobile devices. Reflecting the predicted increase in the value of online activity, both men and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437050
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Living Up to Expectations : How Job Training Made Women Better Off and Men Worse Off
Acevedo, Paloma - 2017
of a youth training program in the Dominican Republic. Program applicants were randomly assigned to one of 3 modalities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012455417
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On the Allocation and Impacts of Managerial Training
Adhvaryu, Achyuta; Murathanoglu, Emir; Nyshadham, Anant - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We study the allocation and productivity consequences of training production line supervisors in soft skills via a randomized controlled trial. Consistent with standard practice for training investments within firms, we asked middle managers -- who sit above supervisors in the hierarchy -- to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014322723
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The Labor Market Impacts of Youth Training in the Dominican Republic : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
Card, David - 2007
. Between 2001 and 2005 the government of the Dominican Republic operated a subsidized training program for low-income youth in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465773
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The Intergenerational Consequences of Economic Distress : In-Utero Exposure to Financial Crises and Birth Outcomes
Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude; Cilasun, Seyit Mümin; Tekin, Erdal - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
economic conditions during pregnancy on birth outcomes. Exploiting the temporal and spatial variations in economic hardship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013537794
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The Hidden Cost of Firearm Violence on Pregnant Women and Their Infants
Currie, Janet M.; Dursun, Bahadir; Hatch, Michael; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
infants. Exposure to the beltway sniper attacks during pregnancy increased the likelihood of very low birthweight and very …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014421199
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Long-term Pre-conception Exposure to Local Violence and Infant Health
Chang, Eunsik - 2024
This paper studies the effects of mothers' long-term pre-conception exposure to local violence on birth outcomes. Using administrative data from Mexico and two different empirical strategies, our results indicate that mothers' long-term exposure to local violence prior to conception has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015056153
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Effect of an Abrupt Change in Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy on Adolescent Birth Rates in Ecuador, 2008–2017
Galárraga, Omar - 2019
In recent years, several countries have implemented restrictive, abstinence-only policies toward reproductive health, as opposed to comprehensive, adolescent-friendly health services. Little is known, however, about the effects of these restrictive policies on adolescent birth rates at the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012479992
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Grandparents, Moms, or Dads? Why Children of Teen Mothers Do Worse in Life
Aizer, Anna - 2018
Women who give birth as teens have worse subsequent educational and labor market outcomes than women who have first births at older ages. However, previous research has attributed much of these effects to selection rather than a causal effect of teen childbearing. Despite this, there are still...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480817