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Title: A Reason to Wait: The Effect of Legal Status on Teen Pregnancy

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2019

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ISSN: 2574-0768

DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20191013

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Abstract: Although teen pregnancy has been on the decline in the United States, it remains among the highest within developed countries. Hispanics, who are more likely to be undocumented immigrants, lead this trend, yet the role of legal status has yet to be considered. To investigate this question, we examine teenage fertility responses to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides temporary legal status to undocumented youth. We find that DACA reduced the likelihood of having a teenage birth by 1.6 percentage points and eliminated roughly half of the gap in teenage childbearing between documented and undocumented women.

Url: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pandp.20191013

Url: https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/10.1257/pandp.20191013

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Authors: Kuka, Elira; Shenhav, Na'ama; Shih, Kevin

Periodical (Full): AEA Papers and Proceedings

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Volume: 109

Pages: 213-217

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Other

Countries: United States