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The Education and Labor Market Outcomes of Adolescent Fathers


  Author: Maureen A. Pirog-Good
Publisher: Institute for Research on Poverty
Publication:
Document Date:                  August 01, 1993
Category: Education > Drop-Out
Related Categories:
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Employment
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Fatherhood
Education > Academic Performance/Achievement
Education > Educational Attainment
Family Economics > Economic Hardship
Family Economics > Family Income
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
 

This paper looks at the long-term outcomes for men who were teen fathers and finds that they generally have lower levels of education and overall earnings.  However, it suggests that these findings may have more to do with these youths' personal characteristics rather than with the fact that they were adolescent fathers.

 

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