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Grandparents, Moms, or Dads? Why Children of Teen Mothers Do Worse in Life

Anna Aizer, Paul Devereux and Kjell Salvanes
Journal of Human Resources, November 2022, 57 (6) 2012-2047; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.2.1019-10524R2
Anna Aizer
Anna Aizer is Professor of Economics at Brown University and an affiliate of NBER.
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Paul J. Devereux is Professor of Economics at the School of Economics and Geary Institute, University College Dublin and an affiliate of NHH, CEPR, and IZA.
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Kjell G. Salvanes is Professor of Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics and an affiliate of CEPR, HCEO, and IZA.
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