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Teenage Conduct Problems: A Lifetime of Disadvantage in the Labour Market?

Parsons, S; Bryson, A; Sullivan, A; (2021) Teenage Conduct Problems: A Lifetime of Disadvantage in the Labour Market? (IZA Discussion Paper 14616). IZA - Institute of Labor Economics: Bonn, Germany. Green open access

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Abstract

Using data from two British birth cohorts born in 1958 and 1970 we investigate the impact of teenage conduct problems on subsequent employment prospects through to age 42. We find teenagers with conduct problems went on to spend fewer months both in paid employment, and in employment, education and training (EET) between age 17 and 42 than comparable teenagers who did not experience conduct problems. Employment and EET disadvantages were greatest among those with severe behavioural problems. The ‘gap’ in time spent in employment or EET by conduct problem status was similar for men and women across cohorts, with only a small part of the gap being attenuated by differences in social background, individual characteristics and educational attainment in public examination at age 16. We discuss the implications of our findings.

Type: Working / discussion paper
Title: Teenage Conduct Problems: A Lifetime of Disadvantage in the Labour Market?
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/14616/teenage-...
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: behavioural problems, Rutter, labour market, employment, education, training, disadvantage, educational attainment
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10142067
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