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Critical Decisions at a Critical Age: Adolescents and Young Adults in Latin America

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  • Ureta, Manuelita
  • Filgueira, Carlos
  • Menezes-Filho, Naercio Aquino
  • Duryea, Suzanne
  • Obuchi, Richard
  • Andersen, Lykke E.
  • Filgueira, Fernando
  • Bruni Celli, Josefina
  • Flórez, Carmen Elisa
  • Núñez, Jairo
  • Fuentes, Alvaro
  • Cox Edwards, Alejandra

Abstract

This book uses micro-level data for 18 Latin American countries to examine the choices adolescents make in three areas of behavior: their time allocation toward school and work, their sexual behavior and fertility, and their adoption of adult roles as they marry or cohabitate. Analyzing these issues comparatively across countries provides a richer contrast of the broad range of behavior among youth around the region than traditional country studies. The analysis pays particular attention to the accumulation of human capital, a key determinant of living standards at the individual level and social progress at the aggregate level.

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  • Ureta, Manuelita & Filgueira, Carlos & Menezes-Filho, Naercio Aquino & Duryea, Suzanne & Obuchi, Richard & Andersen, Lykke E. & Filgueira, Fernando & Bruni Celli, Josefina & Flórez, Carmen Elisa & Núñ, 2003. "Critical Decisions at a Critical Age: Adolescents and Young Adults in Latin America," IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank, number 325, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:idb:idbbks:325
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    Cited by:

    1. Cid, Alejandro, 2007. "Educational Gap and Family Structure in Uruguay," MPRA Paper 39911, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Alejandro Cid & Charles Stokes, 2013. "Family Structure and Children’s Education Outcome: Evidence from Uruguay," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 34(2), pages 185-199, June.
    3. Bruno Teodoro Oliva & André Portela Fernandes De Souza & Vladimir Pinheiro Ponczek, 2011. "Os Determinantes Do Fluxo Escolar Entreo Ensino Fundamental E O Ensino Médio No Brasil," Anais do XXXVIII Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 38th Brazilian Economics Meeting] 165, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].

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