When a strike strikes twice: Massive student mobilizations and teenage pregnancy in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorCelhay, Pablo A.
dc.contributor.authorDepetris-Chauvin, Emilio
dc.contributor.authorRiquelme, Cristina
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T16:17:39Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T16:17:39Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis paper empirically studies the impact of massive and sudden school closures following the 2011 nationwide student strike in Chile on teenage pregnancy. We observe an average increase of 2.7% in teenage pregnancies in response to temporary high school shutdowns, equal to 1.9 additional pregnancies per lost school day. The effect diminishes after three quarters since the strike's onset. The effects are predominantly driven by first-time mothers aligned with high-school absenteeism periods and are unrelated to the typical seasonality of teenage fertility or pregnancies in other age groups. Additionally, we document that the strike had a larger disruptive role by affecting students' educational trajectories, evidenced by a persistent increase in dropout rates and a reduction in college admission test take-up for both female and male students.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jdeveco.2024.103274
dc.identifier.eissn1872-6089
dc.identifier.issn0304-3878
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2024.103274
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/90608
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001226983100001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaJournal of development economics
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectTeenage pregnancy
dc.subjectRisky behavior
dc.subjectStudent protests
dc.subjectHuman capital
dc.subject.ods05 Gender Equality
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa05 Igualdad de género
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleWhen a strike strikes twice: Massive student mobilizations and teenage pregnancy in Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen170
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sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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