Plausibly Exogenous [962] - Peer Effect (09/17/2022)
LHS Variable
Teenage pregnancy
RHS Variable
Peer influence
Source of Exogenous Variation
Proportion of grademates whose mother gave birth as a teen and the average age of menarche of the grademates as an instrument
- Fletcher and Yakusheva (2016), “Peer Effects on Teenage Fertility: Social Transmission Mechanisms and Policy Recommendations”