The world population will reach 7 billion in late 2011, a demographic milestone that is
causing renewed attention to the challenges caused by population growth. This article looks …

This paper analyzes the large racial differences in progress through secondary school in
South Africa. Using recently collected longitudinal data we find that grade advancement is …

This study examines transitions in schooling, sexual activity, and pregnancy among
adolescents and young adults in urban South Africa. Data are analyzed from the Cape Area …

This paper examines the importance of network-based intergenerational correlations in
South Africa. I use longitudinal data on young South Africans to examine the covariance of …

We use data on the impact of child deworming on adult outcomes to calibrate a model of
health investment along the lines of Grossman (1972), in which health investments expand …

Is there a link between household income and income stress, and risky sexual behaviour of
young people? Anecdotal and qualitative evidence suggests this may be the case, but there …

Objective: To describe recent trends in adolescent sexual behavior in Cape Town, South
Africa, and to determine whether household and community poverty and negative economic …

This article investigates inequalities in school attainment in South Africa using community-
based data collected in 2008 by the National Income Dynamics Study. Schools-based …

The problem of high youth unemployment is a global phenomenon. According to an
International Labor Office (ILO) study in 2004, youth (15-24) make up nearly half (47%) of …

This study uses panel data from Cape Town to document the role played by aging parents in
caring for grandchildren who lose parents due to illnesses such as AIDS. The authors …