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...

We analyze the consequences of a teenage pregnancy event in the short- and long-run in Mexico. Using longitudinal and cross-section data, we match females who got pregnant and those that did not based on a propensity score. Several balancing tests and specifications indicate that the main...