nach oben

Social Indicators Research

Erschienen in:

01.06.2008

The Response of Abortion Demand to Changes in Abortion Costs

verfasst von: Marshall H. Medoff

Erschienen in: Social Indicators Research | Ausgabe 2/2008

Einloggen

Aktivieren Sie unsere intelligente Suche, um passende Fachinhalte oder Patente zu finden.

search-config

KI-gestützte Suche

Aus

Abstract

This study uses pooled cross-section time-series data, over the years 1982, 1992 and 2000, to estimate the impact of various restrictive abortion laws on the demand for abortion. This study complements and extends prior research by explicitly including the price of obtaining an abortion in the estimation. The empirical results show that the real price of an abortion has a statistically and numerically significant negative impact on abortion demand. Over the period 1982–2000 approximately 20% of the decline in the incidence of abortion was due solely to the increase in the real price of obtaining an abortion. A state Medicaid funding restriction of abortion and a parental involvement law reduce the abortion demand, but a state waiting period and a mandatory counseling law have no statistically significant impact on the abortion demand. The empirical results also provide support for the hypothesis that increases in abortion costs not only reduce the number of abortions, but also reduce the number of pregnancies by altering women’s sexual/contraceptive practices.

Vorheriger Artikel Tackling Poverty-migration Linkages: Evidence from Ghana and Egypt

Sie haben noch keine Lizenz? Dann Informieren Sie sich jetzt über unsere Produkte:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 102.000 Bücher
über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Jetzt informieren

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 67.000 Bücher
über 340 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Jetzt informieren

Approximately 90% of all abortions are performed during the first trimester and 95% are performed in a nonhospital facility.

The weights are the inverse distance between the capital of the given state and the capital of each border state. The empirical results are unaffected if an unweighted average is used.

The first-stage instrumental variable results for the abortion price are (absolute value of the t-statistics in parentheses): \(\begin{aligned}{}& {\text{Abortion Price}} = - {\text{167.026 (.67)}} + {\text{.004(2.26) Income}} + {\text{.629 (.36) Labor Force Participation}} +{\text{5.247 (2.24) Married}}\\& - {\text{2.094 (1.17) Education}} + {\text{.658 (1.12)Evangelical}} + {\text{3.995 (1.91) \% Women 18--24}} -{\text{20.705(.43) Year 2000}}\\& + {\text{9.876 (.27) Year 1992}} - {\text{29.750 (1.95) NoMedicaid Funding}} -{\text{15.019 (1.14) Parental Involvement Law}} \\& + {\text{.227 (1.67) Border Involvement Laws}} + {\text{.241(3.94) AFDC}} - {\text{.130 (2.14)Hospitals}} - {\text{.106 (2.39) Non-OBGYN}} \\& + {\text{.023 (1.78) Nurses}} + {\text{.082(1.77) ClinicWages, R}}^{{\text{2}}} = {\text{.46}} \\\end{aligned} \)

The weights are the inverse distance between the capital of the given state and the capital of each border state. The empirical results are unaffected if an unweighted average is used.

Akerloff, George A., Yellen, Janet L., & Katz, Michael (1996). An analysis of out-of-wedlock childbearing in the United States. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 111, 277–317.CrossRef

Alan Guttmacher Institute (2004). State policies in brief. New York: Alan Guttmacher Institute.

Althaus, Frances A., & Henshaw, Stanley K. (1994). The effects of mandatory delay laws on abortion patients and providers. Family Planning Perspectives, 26, 228–231.CrossRef

Ammerman, Nancy T. (1987). Bible believers. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.

Becker, Gary S. (1960). An economic analysis of fertility. In C. Christ (Ed.), Demographic and economic change in developed countries (pp. 209–231). Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Blank, Rebecca M., George, Christine C., & London, Rebecca (1996). State abortion rates: The impact of policies, providers, politics, demographics, and economic environment. Journal of Health Economics, 15, 513–553.CrossRef

Cohen, Jeffrey E., & Barrilleaux, Charles (1993). Public opinion, interest groups, and public policy making: Abortion policy in the American states. In M. L. Goggin (Ed.), Understanding the new politics of abortion (pp. 190–202). Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications.

Ellwood, David, & Bane, Mary Jo (1985). The Impact of AFDC on family structure and living arrangements. In Ronald G. Ehrenberg (Ed.), Research in labor economics. Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press.

Gohmann, Stephan, & Ohsfeldt, Robert L. (1993). Effects of price and availability on abortion demand. Contemporary Policy Issues, 11, 42–55.CrossRef

Goldscheider, Calvin, & Mosher, William D. (1991). Patterns of contraceptive use in the United States: The importance of religious factors. Studies in Family Planning, 22, 102–115.CrossRef

Haas-Wilson, Deborah (1996). The impact of state abortion restrictions on minors’ demand for abortions. Journal of Human Resources, 31, 140–158.CrossRef

Haas-Wilson, Deborah (1997). Women’s reproductive choices: The impact of medicaid funding restrictions. Family Planning Perspectives, 29, 228–233.CrossRef

Halva-Neubauer, Glen (1990). Abortion policy in the post-Webster age. Publius, 20, 27–44.CrossRef

Harper, Cynthia C., Henderson, Jillian T., & Durney, Phillip D. (2005). Abortion in the United States. Annual Review of Public Health, 26, 501–512.CrossRef

Kane, Thomas J., & Staiger, Douglas (1996). Teen motherhood and abortion access. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 111, 467–506.CrossRef

Levine, Phillip B. (2003). Parental involvement laws and fertility behavior. Journal of Health Economics, 22, 861–878.CrossRef

Levine, Phillip B. (2004). Sex and consequences: Abortion policy and the economics of fertility. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Levine, Phillip B., & Staiger, Douglas (2002). Abortion as insurance. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper.

Levine, Phillip B., Trainor, Amy B., & Zimmerman, David J. (1996). The effects of medicaid abortion funding restrictions on abortions, pregnancies, and births. Journal of Health Economics, 15, 555–578.CrossRef

Matthews, Stephen, Ribar, David, & Wilheim, Mark (1997). The effects of economic conditions and access to reproductive health services on state abortion rates and birthrates. Family Planning Perspectives, 29, 52–60.CrossRef

Medoff, Marshall H. (1988). An economic analysis of the demand for abortions. Economic Inquiry, 26, 353–359.CrossRef

Medoff, Marshall H. (1997). A pooled time-series analysis of abortion demand. Population Research and Policy Review, 16, 597–605 CrossRef

Medoff, Marshall H. (2002). The determinants and impact of state abortion restrictions. American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 61, 481–493.CrossRef

Merz, Jon F., Jackson, Catherine A., & Klerman, Jacob A. (1995). A review of abortion policy: Legality, medicaid funding and parental involvement, 1967–1994. Women’s Rights Law Reporter, 17, 1–61.

Michael, Robert T. (1973). Education and the derived demand for children. Journal of Political Economy, 81, 128–164.CrossRef

Moffitt, Robert (1994). Welfare effects on female headship with area effects. Journal of Human Resources, 29, 621–636.CrossRef

U.S. Bureau of the Census. Statistical abstract of the United States, 1982, 1992, 2002. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1983, 1993, 2003.

U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census of the Population. State Reports, 1980, 1990, 2000. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1983, 1993, 2003.

Titel: The Response of Abortion Demand to Changes in Abortion Costs
verfasst von: Marshall H. Medoff
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2008
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Social Indicators Research / Ausgabe 2/2008
Print ISSN: 0303-8300
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-007-9176-5

Springer Professional

Abstract

Bitte loggen Sie sich ein, um Zugang zu Ihrer Lizenz zu erhalten.

Sie haben noch keine Lizenz? Dann Informieren Sie sich jetzt über unsere Produkte:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

Weitere Artikel der Ausgabe 2/2008

Examining Taiwan’s Paradox of Family Decline with a Household-based Convoy

Cross-National Variation in Individual Life Satisfaction: Effects of National Wealth, Human Development, and Environmental Conditions

Predictors of Generative Action Among Adults in Two Transitional Countries

Statistical Properties of Generalized Gini Coefficient with Application to Health Inequality Measurement

Tackling Poverty-migration Linkages: Evidence from Ghana and Egypt

Does Society Matter? Life Satisfaction in the Enlarged Europe

Premium Partner