Critical Decisions at a Critical Age

Adolescents and Young Adults in Latin America

• Author(s): Manuelita Ureta, Carlos Filgueira, Naercio Aquino Menezes-Filho, Suzanne Duryea, Lykke E. Andersen, Fernando Filgueira, Josefina Bruni Celli, Carmen Elisa Flórez, Jairo Núñez, Alvaro Fuentes, Alejandra Cox Edwards,
• Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
• Pages: 264
• ISBN_10: 1931003548
  ISBN_13: 9781931003544
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Labor ,

Description:... This book uses micro-level data for 18 Latin American countries to examine the choices adolescents make in three areas of behavior: their time allocation toward school and work, their sexual behavior and fertility, and their adoption of adult roles as they marry or cohabitate. Analyzing these issues comparatively across countries provides a richer contrast of the broad range of behavior among youth around the region than traditional country studies. The analysis pays particular attention to the accumulation of human capital, a key determinant of living standards at the individual level and social progress at the aggregate level.