The Probability of Teenage Parenthood: Parental Predictions and Their Accuracy
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Keywords
Teenage parenthood; Teen parenthood; Parental expectations; Prediction accuracy; Teenage pregnancy; Teen pregnancy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D19 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Other
- D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
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