Do Girls Mature Earlier than Boys: The Case of Risky Behaviors

Speaker: Dr. Eric Mak
Speaker Intro:  Toronto University
Host:
Description:  Abstract

Risky behaviors participation rates are hump shaped, featuring sharp turns in the early

twenties; some of the gender gaps diverge. In the spirit of developmental stage theories,

I propose a twostage maturation process such that individuals mature irreversibly at an

idiosyncratic pace and gain selfcontrol. Collectively, the maturity date distributions are

nondegenerate and are close between genders. As the share of mature youths accumulate

Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm, Wednesday, Sept. 24
Venue: Room N303 Economic Buildings
Organizer: WISE - SOE

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