Citation
Sabia, Joseph J. (2007). Early adolescent sex and diminished school attachment: Selection or spillovers?.
Southern Economic Journal. vol. 74 (1) pp. 239-268
Abstract
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study examines the relationship between adolescent virginity and four measures of school attachment: out-of-school suspensions, unexcused absences from school, affinity for school, and preference to attend college. Ordinary least squares and school fixed effects estimates reflect that adolescents who engage in sexual activity are less likely to be attached to school than virgins. However, after controlling for unmeasured heterogeneity via individual fixed effects and instrumental variables, the evidence of a causal link is weaker, with modest adverse effects of early teen sex observed for the youngest teenagers. The results suggest that adverse educational spillovers of early teen sex are sensitive to controls for unobservables.
URL
http://www.jstor.org/stable/20111962Keyword(s)
School
Reference Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
Southern Economic Journal
Author(s)
Sabia, Joseph J.
Year Published
2007
Volume Number
74
Issue Number
1
Pages
239-268
Reference ID
734
