Following Mexican Youth

Baron, Juan D.; Popova, Anna; Sanchez, Angelica; Barone, Andrea

Following Mexican Youth

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World Bank, Washington, DC

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This paper exploits data from a rotating panel that follows individuals for four quarters to shed light on the factors driving the time use decisions and restrictions faced by Mexican youth. The results of the analysis imply that: (i) once youth aged 15 to 18 years old leave school, it is very unlikely that they will return; (ii) being "neither in work nor in school" (Nini) is a highly persistent condition; and (iii) marriage (perhaps motivated by teen pregnancy) increases the probability of girls leaving school and raising children by themselves, which may in turn increase their future likelihood of being Ninis, as well as the probability of their children growing up to become Ninis, potentially creating an intergenerational transmission of Nininess. Similar results are found for other countries in the region (Brazil and Argentina).

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SKILLS, CHILD HEALTH, FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM, EARLY PREGNANCY, FORMAL EDUCATION, OLDER MEN, DROPOUTS, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, SCHOOL ENROLMENT, SCHOOLING, ENROLLMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION, GROUPS, LABOR FORCE, SURVIVAL RATE, SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS, TEEN, HEALTH, DROPOUT, POLICY DISCUSSIONS, RURAL YOUTH, PUBLICATIONS, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, VULNERABILITY, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, FASHION, YOUTHS, LABOR MARKET, PUBLIC POLICY, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, PREGNANCY RATES, POOR FAMILIES, BOYS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, YOUNG MALES, SECONDARY SCHOOL, FERTILITY RATE, PARENTAL EDUCATION, VIOLENCE, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, MALE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, MARRIAGE, DEPENDENCY RATIOS, CARE OF CHILDREN, ADOLESCENT FERTILITY, FAMILY COMPOSITION, CHILD CARE, MALE YOUTH, NEWSPAPERS, PROGRESS, YOUNGER WOMEN, UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUNG BOYS, HUMAN CAPITAL, YOUNG MEN, TEENAGE PREGNANCY, TEENAGE FERTILITY, DROPOUT RATES, PUBLIC OPINION, WAGES, POLICIES, VALUES, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, WOMAN, PARTICIPATION, AGE, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, GENDER, POLICY MAKERS, CHILDHOOD, BIRTHS, URBAN CENTERS, SOCIAL POLICY, FAMILY FORMATION, AGE GROUPS, WORKSHOP, URBAN AREAS, YOUNGER FEMALES, URBAN YOUTH, YOUTH, DECISION MAKING, SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS, WORKSHOPS, ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, ADOLESCENTS, POLICY, OLDER WOMEN, EARLY DROPOUT FROM SCHOOL, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, CHILDREN, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, GENDERS, QUALITY EDUCATION, FEMALES, EDUCATION, WORKING CONDITIONS, INVESTMENT, ADOLESCENT, RURAL AREAS, YOUNG WOMEN, ECONOMIC PROGRESS, YOUNG PEOPLE, TEEN PREGNANCY, POPULATION, MARITAL STATUS, GIRLS, STUDENTS, YOUNGER MEN, INTERVENTIONS, POLICY RESEARCH, PERSONAL LIVES, MALES, FERTILITY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, FAMILIES, WOMEN, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, GENDER ROLES, FEMALE, SECONDARY EDUCATION, PREGNANCY, SOCIAL MOBILITY, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, YOUTH POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, RETURNS TO EDUCATION