TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Relative age for grade and adolescent risky health behavior
JO  - Journal of health economics
A1  - Johansen, Eva Rye
SP  - e102438
EP  - e102438
VL  - 76
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0167-6296
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102438
ID  - ref1
ER  -