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 …

This study attempts to quantify female teenage sexual activity, pregnancy, and motherhood in Bolivia using the most … recent Demographic and Health Survey. Descriptive results suggest that teenage sexual activity, pregnancy, and childbearing … pregnancy is needed. Lastly, the estimation results indicate that not only socioeconomic and demographic factors, but also some …

that Muslims are the youngest when becoming pregnant for the first time. Protestants delay first pregnancy, but once being … pregnant, Protestants are more likely to carry their first pregnancy to term rather than having an abortion. With respect to … first pregnancy and its outcome, Catholics surprisingly compare to non‐religious women. Against the background of increasing …

%. -- Adolescent motherhood ; adolescent pregnancy ; school day reform ; Chile …

We investigate the effect of education Conditional Cash Transfer programs (CCTs) on teenage pregnancy. Our main concern … education CCT that conditions renewal on school performance reduces teenage pregnancy; the program can increase teenage … pregnancy if it does not condition on school performance. Then, using an original data base, we estimate the causal impact on …