THE EFFECTS OF STATUTORY RAPE LAWS ON NONMARITAL TEENAGE CHILDBEARING | Zendy

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THE EFFECTS OF STATUTORY RAPE LAWS ON NONMARITAL TEENAGE CHILDBEARING

Author(s) -

JEPSEN CHRISTOPHER A.,

JEPSEN LISA K.

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

contemporary economic policy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 1465-7287

pISSN - 1074-3529

DOI - 10.1093/cep/byj005

Subject(s) - statutory law , enforcement , law , law enforcement , statute , political science , demographic economics , economics

Many policy makers view the enforcement of statutory rape laws as a way to reduce teenage childbirths. This article considers whether unmarried teenage girls covered by a state statutory rape law are less likely to give birth than girls who are not covered by a statutory rape law. The presence of statutory rape laws is negatively correlated with nonmarital birthrates for white females but is not a significant predictor for black or Hispanic females. In contrast, the enforcement of statutory rape laws has a deterrent effect on teen childbearing for blacks and Hispanics but not for whites. (JEL J13, K14 )

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