Grandparents, Moms, or Dads? Why Children of Teen Mothers Do Worse in Life

摘要: Women who give birth as teens have worse subsequent educational and labor market outcomes than women first births at older ages. However, previous research has attributed much of these effects to selection rather a causal effect teen childbearing. Despite this, there are still reasons believe that children mothers may do their be less mature, fewer financial resources when the child is young, partner with fathers lower quality. Using Norwegian register data, we compare sisters different Our evidence suggests being mother smaller implied by cross-sectional differences but significant long-term, adverse consequences, especially for born youngest mothers. Unlike research, information on find negative plays an important role in producing inferior outcomes. These particularly large from higher socio-economic groups.