Adolescence is a period of transition, marked by physical, psychological, and cognitive
changes underpin by biological factors. Today's generation of young people–the largest in …

Although girls are approximately half the youth population in developing countries, they
contribute less than their potential to the economy. The objective of this paper is to quantify …

School climate is an important construct for guiding violence prevention efforts in US
schools, but there has been less consideration of this concept in its neighboring country …

This paper explores the persistent shares of youth that are out of school and out of work in
Latin America, with special attention to those in the fifteen-to-eighteen age range. According …

This paper analyzes the determinants and consequences of youth unemployment in
Honduras. The study is based on the estimation of error correction models that express …

Objective The purpose of this study was to characterize the impact of adolescent pregnancy
on families and describe the needs of adolescent mothers and their infants in order to …

This article presents the results of a study conducted to prospectively assess the relationship
between spirituality and number of alcoholic drinks among Chilean adolescents while …

Among the Latin American countries, the Mexican economy has shown since the late 1990's
one of the lowest rates of economic growth. This is perplexing, because of the persistency of …

This paper depicts three mechanisms through which fiscal policy affects economic growth in
the Dominican Republic. The first mechanism rests on the evidence that increasing public …

This research explores why young men participate in organised crime in Ciudad Juárez,
Mexico. From an ecological perspective, decisions are the result of a combination of factors …