1. Following Mexican Youth : A Short-Run Study of Time Use Decisions
- Author
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Baron, Juan D., Popova, Anna, and Sanchez, Angelica
- Subjects
BOYS ,INVESTMENT ,DROPOUTS ,CHILDHOOD ,CHILDREN ,FASHION ,CHILD HEALTH ,EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ,FAMILIES ,EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ,QUALITY OF EDUCATION ,YOUNG PEOPLE ,ADOLESCENTS ,POLICY MAKERS ,TEEN PREGNANCY ,YOUNG MALES ,POPULATION ,WORKING CONDITIONS ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,VALUES ,SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ,PERSONAL LIVES ,WOMEN ,MALE YOUTH ,EDUCATION ,FEMALE ,GROUPS ,GIRLS ,HEALTH ,VIOLENCE ,INTERVENTIONS ,PRIMARY EDUCATION ,education ,POLICY DISCUSSIONS ,SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS ,STUDENTS ,DROPOUT ,AGE ,PARENTAL EDUCATION ,WAGES ,URBAN YOUTH ,RURAL AREAS ,INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION ,YOUNGER WOMEN ,FERTILITY ,SECONDARY EDUCATION ,FERTILITY RATE ,YOUNG MEN ,AGE GROUPS ,PROGRESS ,GENDERS ,VULNERABILITY ,LABOR MARKET ,DECISION MAKING ,WORKSHOP ,DEVELOPMENT POLICY ,FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM ,DEPENDENCY RATIOS ,YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT ,NEWSPAPERS ,OLDER WOMEN ,LEVEL OF EDUCATION ,PUBLIC OPINION ,TEENAGE PREGNANCY ,HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS ,YOUTHS ,FEMALES ,POLITICAL INSTABILITY ,BIRTHS ,YOUNGER FEMALES ,OLDER MEN ,SOCIAL POLICY ,SOCIAL PROBLEMS ,ADOLESCENT ,ECONOMIC PROGRESS ,SCHOOL ENROLMENT ,ECONOMIC PROSPERITY ,YOUNG WOMEN ,YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ,MARRIAGE ,WOMAN ,SOCIAL MOBILITY ,POOR FAMILIES ,POLICIES ,EARLY PREGNANCY ,POLICY ,YOUNGER MEN ,PREGNANCY ,FORMAL EDUCATION ,URBAN CENTERS ,YOUTH ,MALES ,HUMAN CAPITAL ,SKILLS ,EARLY DROPOUT FROM SCHOOL ,SECONDARY SCHOOL ,SURVIVAL RATE ,TRAINING ,PARTICIPATION ,RETURNS TO EDUCATION ,HOUSEHOLD INCOME ,PUBLIC POLICY ,FAMILY COMPOSITION ,POLICY RESEARCH ,YOUNG BOYS ,CHILD CARE ,TEENAGE FERTILITY ,TEEN ,POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER ,QUALITY EDUCATION ,ENROLLMENT ,PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN ,ADOLESCENT FERTILITY ,YOUTH POPULATION ,FAMILY FORMATION ,MARITAL STATUS ,MALE ,WORKSHOPS ,INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ,CARE OF CHILDREN ,DROPOUT RATES ,LABOR FORCE ,PREGNANCY RATES ,RURAL YOUTH ,SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ,NUMBER OF PEOPLE ,URBAN AREAS ,PUBLICATIONS ,GENDER ,GENDER ROLES ,SCHOOLING - Abstract
This paper exploits data from a rotating panel that follows individuals for four quarters to shed light on the factors driving the time use decisions and restrictions faced by Mexican youth. The results of the analysis imply that: (i) once youth aged 15 to 18 years old leave school, it is very unlikely that they will return; (ii) being "neither in work nor in school" (Nini) is a highly persistent condition; and (iii) marriage (perhaps motivated by teen pregnancy) increases the probability of girls leaving school and raising children by themselves, which may in turn increase their future likelihood of being Ninis, as well as the probability of their children growing up to become Ninis, potentially creating an intergenerational transmission of Nininess. Similar results are found for other countries in the region (Brazil and Argentina).
- Published
- 2016