The Effects of School Desegregation on Teenage Fertility

Robert Bifulco (), Leonard M. Lopoo and Sun Jung Oh
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Robert Bifulco: Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, 426 Eggers Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1020, https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/directory/robert-bifulco
Leonard M. Lopoo: Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, 426 Eggers Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1020
Sun Jung Oh: Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, 426 Eggers Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1020

No 157, Center for Policy Research Working Papers from Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University

Abstract: The school desegregation efforts following the historic Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) represent one of the most important social policy initiatives of the 20th century. Despite a large research literature on desegregation and educational outcomes, its effects on the lives of individuals are still not fully understood. In this paper we examine the effects of desegregation on the fertility of teenagers. Our findings suggest that desegregation increased the fertility of African American teens and is unrelated to the fertility of white teens. Key Words: Desegregation; Teenage Fertility JEL No. I24, J13, J15, J18

Pages: 55 pages
Date: 2013-09
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