Este estudo estima equacoes de demanda de saude para recem-nascidos e criancas no periodo pre-escolar baseando-se em uma pesquisa nacional de 1989. Os dados permitem uma analise especifica das regioes e setores urbano/rural do Brasil. O objetivo geral e analisar os fatores que afetam o estado de...

This study uses data from the International Labor Organization’s 2013 school-to-work transition survey (SWTS) to measure intergenerational educational and occupational mobility in Brazil. The SWTS database contains information on youths from 15 to 29 years old as well as on family’s...

We examined the impact of early childbearing on education, literacy, and labor-market outcomes of women in four African countries, using Demographic and Health Survey datasets. Cognizant of the endogeneity in this relationship, we identified the effect of teenage motherhood with individual...

We examined the labor-market participation, participation in formal jobs, and earnings of women who bore a child during their adolescent years. A woman’s decision to bear a child is influenced by such factors as her motivation and her own assessment of her productivity and labor-market...