The effect of schooling on teenage childbearing: Evidence using changes in compulsory education laws

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 761-777

  Silles, Mary A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Childbearing; Education; Endogeneity bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751643286     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-010-0334-8     Document Type: Article

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