Effects of restrictive abortion legislation on cohort mortality evidence from 19th century law variation
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Lahey, Joanna N.; Wanamaker, Marianne H.
署名单位：
Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; National Bureau of Economic Research; University of Tennessee System; University of Tennessee Knoxville; Stellenbosch University
刊物名称：
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
ISSN/ISSBN：
0047-2727
DOI：
10.1016/j.jpubeco.2025.105329
发表日期：
2025
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摘要：
Permissive abortion policy is thought to improve the average well-being of born children, as evidenced by recent studies based on 20th century US data. Using 19th century restrictive abortion policy, we demonstrate a more nuanced relationship between policy and child well-being. Despite increased birth rates among abortion- restricted cohorts, we find little evidence of changes in well-being at birth through the standard channel of child selection, consistent with predictions from a generalized model. However, children in these larger cohorts were more susceptible to mortality from infectious disease throughout childhood, implying different mechanisms linking abortion policy to child well-being.
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