Long term effect of teenage birth on earnings: Evidence from a British cohort study

Sandy Tubeuf and Rosalind Bell-Aldeghi ()
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Rosalind Bell-Aldeghi: EconomiX - EconomiX - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: We use data from the 1970 British Cohort Study and evaluate the effect of teenage motherhood on hourly earnings at age 30, 34, 38, and 42 using alternative non-experimental estimation methods including linear regression, matching methods, and Heckman sample selection models. We conclude that teenage motherhood has a significant negative long-term effect on hourly wages. At age 42, teenage mothers earn 12% less than other women and 29% less than women who have not had any children. When compared to non-teenage mothers, the pay penalty reduces over time and becomes insignificant on the long term.

Date: 2017
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Published in Oxford Economic Papers, 2017, 69 (3), pp.758-781. ⟨10.1093/oep/gpw038⟩

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DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpw038

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