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Long-Run Intergenerational Impact of Abortion Legalization in the United States

  • Sherajum Monira Farin
蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
vol. 115, May 2025
(pp. 303–07)
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Abstract

In this study, I analyze how children conceived under legal abortion fare in life, particularly in terms of life term health. I leverage the state-level variation in changes to abortion laws predating Roe v. Wade and the changes brought about by Roe v. Wade. I implement difference-in-difference and event study techniques on data from restricted-use administrative microdata on births and deaths in the United States. I find that the likelihood of survival for cohorts conceived under legal abortion improves throughout the life course, though the magnitude varies depending on age and specification.

Citation

Farin, Sherajum Monira. 2025. "Long-Run Intergenerational Impact of Abortion Legalization in the United States." 蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings 115: 303–07. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20251130

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JEL Classification

  • H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
  • I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
  • J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
  • J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
  • K10 Basic Areas of Law: General (Constitutional Law)
  • K32 Environmental, Energy, Health, and Safety Law