The effect of crime on adolescent fertility in Colombia

The purpose of this work is to explore the role of violent crime on adolescent fertility choices. It reviews the hypothesis that violent crime shortens life expectancy, which leads individuals to make earlier decisions about childbearing. We model the adolescent fertility rate (AFR) for the 10-14 an...

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Main Authors: Hurtado, D.A.G (Author), Ospina, L.V.U (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economia 2022
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