childbearing; and/or (3) delay marriage for adolescent girls in developing countries. The focus is on these three outcomes because …

ourselves these questions to help us understand binding constraints that prevent excluded groups, such as women and youth, from …

. Poverty and ethnic minority status can further magnify gender discrepancies for youth worldwide, as reductions in household … countries if current trends continue. The high prevalence of child marriage and teenage pregnancy among Malawian girls greatly … contributes to the high fertility and population growth trends, and is also closely interrelated with a range of economic and …

. Poverty and ethnic minority status can further magnify gender discrepancies for youth worldwide, as reductions in household … countries if current trends continue. The high prevalence of child marriage and teenage pregnancy among Malawian girls greatly … contributes to the high fertility and population growth trends, and is also closely interrelated with a range of economic and …

males, but curtail them for girls. Zambia's persistently high fertility combined with decreasing mortality is not only … causing high population growth but also creating a large share of youth dependents, giving way to higher dependency ratios …

, DepEd has operated parallel education systems for youth and adults who did not complete basic formal education. The current …