We empirically study the impact of massive and sudden school closures on teenage pregnancy following the 2011 nationwide student strike in Chile. We estimate that temporary high schools' shutdown increases teenage pregnancies between 1.5% and 3% on average, with places in the highest tercile of...

We empirically study the impact of massive and sudden school closures on teenage pregnancy, following the 2011 nationwide student strike in Chile. Temporary high schools' shutdown increases teenage pregnancies in 1.5% on average, while places in the highest tercile of strike exposure experienced...

We empirically study the impact of massive and sudden school closures on teenage pregnancy, following the 2011 nationwide student strike in Chile. Temporary high schools' shutdown increases teenage pregnancies by 1.5% on average, while places in the highest tercile of strike exposure experienced...

Hundreds of thousands of students skipped school during the 2011 student movement in Chile to protest and reform educational institutions. Using administrative data on millions of students’ daily school attendance decisions on protest and non-protest days, a large network composed by the...