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Title: Family Comes First: Reproductive Rights and the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2019

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ISSN: 1556-5068

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3362347

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Abstract: Better access to reproductive healthcare increases women's propensity to become entrepreneurs. Access correlates positively with female entrepreneurial activity and negatively with female entrepreneurial age. Examining firm size and personal income suggests it also improves survival and success of female-led businesses. None of these results hold when tested on men, women above 40, or other placebo professions. To establish causality, I exploit the Roe v. Wade landmark decision, the staggered enactment of state laws restricting abortion providers, and an index tracking state-level regulation of reproductive care. All three analyses suggest that policies securing better reproductive care enable more women to become entrepreneurs.

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Authors: Bulka, Jordan; Zandberg, Jonathan

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

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

Countries: United States