Teenage childbearing and cognitive development |
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| Authors: | Michael J Brien Gregory E Loya John V Pepper |
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| Institution: | (1) Arthor Andersen LLP, 1666 K Street NW, Washington, DC, 20006-2873, USA (Fax: +1-312-462-6207; e-mail: michael.J.brien@andersen.com), US;(2) Prometheus Technologies LLC, 13607 Day Run Rd., Clear Spring, MD, 21722, (Fax: +1-301-842-1304; e-mail: prometheustech@home.com), US;(3) Department of Economics, University of Virginia, 114 Rouss Hall, P.O. Box 400182, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4182, USA (Fax: +1-434-982-2904; e-mail: jvp3m@virginia.edu), US |
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| Abstract: | In this paper we examine how having a child as a teen affects the cognitive development of young women as measured on standardized
tests. The research in this paper makes use of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, a biennial survey that contains
information on a cohort of young women from the time they were in the 8th grade in 1988 until, the latest wave, 1994. By observing
two test scores before a woman has a child and one test score after, we can control for both the level and growth in test
scores experienced prior to childbirth. The results indicate that although teenage mothers have lower cognitive test scores
than their counterparts without children, the effects of childbearing itself are negligible.
Received: 23 August 2000/Accepted: 02 January 2001 |
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| Keywords: | JEL classification: J13 |
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