@article{ref1,
title="Relative age for grade and adolescent risky health behavior",
journal="Journal of health economics",
year="2021",
author="Johansen, Eva Rye",
volume="76",
number="",
pages="e102438-e102438",
abstract="This paper uses Danish register data to examine the effect of relative age for grade on women's risky health behavior. I exploit an administrative rule that creates a discontinuous jump in relative age for grade for children born around January 1. Being young-for-grade leads to a higher probability of an abortion and alcohol poisoning in adolescence and earlier births, cohabitation and contraceptive use. The results show how relative age for grade is a determinant of adolescent women's risky sex and heavy drinking. For men, being young-for-grade have no effect on alcohol poisonings, fatherhood and cohabitation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0167-6296",
doi="10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102438",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102438"
}