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Title: Costs and Consequences of Teenage Childbearing for Mothers and the Government
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Hotz, V. Joseph McElroy, Susan Williams Sanders, Seth G. |
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Costs and Consequences of Teenage Childbearing for Mothers and the Government Chicago Policy Review 1,1 (Fall 1996). Also: http://harrisschool.uchicago.edu/about/publications/working-papers/pdf/wp_95_1.pdf Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago Keyword(s): Adolescent Fertility; Fertility; Methods/Methodology; Welfare Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Reduction of teenage pregnancy rates is believed to translate into smaller AFDC caseloads and lower costs. This is one rationale states have used to institute "family cap" laws that block additional aid for women who become pregnant while receiving public benefits. Though the federal welfare bill does not contain a family cap provision, it does contain incentives for states to reduce rates of illegitimacy. Research has not proven conclusively that reducing illegitimacy and teenage childbearing will reduce costs to the taxpayer. This article examines teenage mothers and finds no significant effect on their earnings over time. Extending this analysis to apply to the probability that these mothers would require public aid, the authors cast doubt on any substantial savings in social costs from decreases in rates of teenage childbearing. |
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Hotz, V. Joseph, Susan Williams McElroy and Seth G. Sanders. "Costs and Consequences of Teenage Childbearing for Mothers and the Government." Chicago Policy Review 1,1 (Fall 1996).
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