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Title: Abortion Legalization and Life-Cycle Fertility
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2007
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Abstract: The early-1970s abortion legalization led to a significant drop in fertility. We investigate whether this decline represented a delay in births or a permanent reduction in fertility. We combine Census and Vital Statistics data to compare the lifetime fertility of women born in early-legalizing states, whose peak childbearing years occurred in the early 1970s, to that of women from other states and cohorts. We find that much of the reduction was permanent, in that women did not compensate by having more children later, and that it largely reflects an increased share of women remaining childless throughout their fertile years.
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Authors: Ananat, Elizabeth Oltmans; Gruber, Jonathan; Levine, Phillip
Periodical (Full): The Journal of human resources
Issue: 2
Volume: 42
Pages: 375-397
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Other
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