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Author: Afxentiou, Diamando
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1. Afxentiou, Diamando
Teenage Childbearing and AFDC Duration
Ph.D. Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1990
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning
Keyword(s): Adolescent Fertility; Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Childbearing; Childbearing, Adolescent; First Birth; Modeling, Probit; Mothers; Racial Differences; Sexual Activity; Teenagers; Variables, Independent - Covariate; Welfare

A theoretical background concerning teenage birth is developed based on the New Home Economics Model. An empirical investigation, using the probit model, is performed on the likelihood of a teenage birth as a function of a large set of independent variables for the year 1982. The dependent and independent variables are extracted from NLSY data. The probability of teenage birth depends on the teenager's sexual activity, thus a recursive model is estimated as well. The factors affecting teenage and nonteenage birth were examined and found to be different. A cross-sectional study concerning teenage birth is applied to the state of West Virginia. Data are extracted from the Statistical Abstract Supplement, County and City Data Book, 1983 and 1988. The dependent variable is the rate of teen birth by county. The regression analysis shows that educational attainment is the only significant variable with a negative effect on teenage birth. The AFDC duration for women who had their first child as teenagers is measured using NLSY data from 1979-85. Descriptive statistics and a hazard function model show that most individuals have short AFDC spells. Black and never married mothers have lower exit probabilities than non-black and ever-married mothers. Exit probabilities are estimated using Cox's Proportional Hazard Regression Model. Race, education, work experience, and age affect significantly the probability of exiting the AFDC rolls. This study suggests that the teenager's personal and family background characteristics, as well as the probability of sexual engagement are the factors that significantly affect childbearing. Never married and black mothers are the ones that stay longer on AFDC. Nonblack, ever married women with educational and previous work experience are likely to have shorter welfare spells. These findings suggest that in order to reduce the welfare duration, the focus should be on unmarried mothers and on mothers without previous work experience.
Bibliography Citation
Afxentiou, Diamando. Teenage Childbearing and AFDC Duration. Ph.D. Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1990.
2. Afxentiou, Diamando
Hawley, Clifford B.
Explaining Female Teenagers' Sexual Behavior and Outcomes: A Bivariate Probit Analysis with Selectivity Correction
Journal of Family and Economic Issues 18,1(Spring 1997): 91-106.
Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/url6l16117270q36/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Childbearing, Adolescent; Modeling; Modeling, Probit; Sexual Activity; Socioeconomic Factors

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Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) data, this article estimates a model of teenage childbearing. The model recognizes that teenage childbearing is conditional on earlier sexual activity and that such activity is undertaken by only a portion of the female teenage population. Consequently, rather than estimate a single equation for birth probability as much past research has done, a bivariate probit model with selectivity correction is estimated to account for the sequential nature of the process. An important result of this research suggests that AFDC benefits play a role in the decision to become sexually active as well as to become a teenage parent.
Bibliography Citation
Afxentiou, Diamando and Clifford B. Hawley. "Explaining Female Teenagers' Sexual Behavior and Outcomes: A Bivariate Probit Analysis with Selectivity Correction." Journal of Family and Economic Issues 18,1(Spring 1997): 91-106.
3. Afxentiou, Diamando
Kutasovic, Paul
Does College Education Pay? Evidence From The NLSY-79 Data
Contemporary Issues in Education Research 3,1 (2010): 119-126.
Also: https://www.cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/CIER/article/view/168
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Clute Institute for Academic Research
Keyword(s): College Education; College Graduates; Educational Returns; Wage Gap

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This study examines if the college wage premium favoring college graduates still exists. The NLSY-79 data is employed. The sample includes individuals who received their high school degree and college degree in 1980 and 1981. These individuals were followed until the year 2004. A cross sectional regression model was estimated for the years 1982, 1994, and 2004 and found that education, occupation, and gender were the primary determinants of wages. The income gap between college educated workers and high school educated workers has widen over time. Most interestingly, it is the stagnation of high school educated workers that accounts for the gap.
Bibliography Citation
Afxentiou, Diamando and Paul Kutasovic. "Does College Education Pay? Evidence From The NLSY-79 Data." Contemporary Issues in Education Research 3,1 (2010): 119-126.
4. Afxentiou, Diamando
Kutasovic, Paul
Is The Wage Gap Between High School And College Graduates Widening? A Panel Analysis
Journal of Business and Economics Research 7,12 (December 2009): 1-6.
Also: http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/JBER/article/view/2360
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Clute Institute for Academic Research
Keyword(s): College Graduates; Gender Differences; High School Completion/Graduates; Occupations; Wage Gap; Wage Growth

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This study examines the wage growth of high school graduates and college graduates. The NLSY-79 data is employed. The data shows that college graduates earn a premium over high school graduates and the premium is widening over time. A panel regression model was estimated for the years 1982 until 2004. The results show that education has a significant positive effect on wages and it is the primary determinant of the wage gap. Also, age and gender were found to have a significant effect on wages. Testing the impact of occupation, only managerial, clerical, and service jobs had a significant effect on wages. Production jobs were statistically insignificant as suggested by the labor market polarization theory.
Bibliography Citation
Afxentiou, Diamando and Paul Kutasovic. "Is The Wage Gap Between High School And College Graduates Widening? A Panel Analysis." Journal of Business and Economics Research 7,12 (December 2009): 1-6.