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Title: The Effect of Increased Access to IVF on Women's Careers

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2022

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Abstract: Motherhood is the main contributor to gender gaps in the labor market. IVF is a method of assisted reproduction that can delay fertility, which results in decreased motherhood income penalty. In this research, I estimate the effects of expanded access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) arising from state insurance mandates. I use a difference-indifferences model to estimate the effect of increased IVF accessibility for delaying childbirth and decreasing the motherhood income penalty. Using the fertility supplement dataset from the Current Population Survey (CPS), I estimate how outcomes change in states when they implement their mandates compared to how outcomes change in states that are not changing their policies. The results indicate that IVF mandates increase the probability of motherhood by 38 by 3.1 percentage points (p < 0.01). However, the results provide no evidence that IVF insurance mandates impact women’s earnings.

Url: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2205.14186.pdf

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Authors: Chen, Lingxi

Institution: Middlebury College

Department: Economics

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Publisher Location: Middlebury

Pages: 1-31

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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