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Title: HOW CONCERNED SHOULD WE BE WHEN A RURAL OBSTETRIC UNIT CLOSES ITS DOORS? EVIDENCE FROM AN EVENT STUDY

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: This study looks into the recent trend of obstetric unit closures in rural areas, seeking to obtain a causal estimate of the effects of closure on birth outcomes and the use of prenatal care by utilizing an event study methodology. This event study serves two purposes, to provide a picture of the dynamic path of the effects of closure and to probe the key assumptions behind difference-indifferences in the context of this problem. The main analysis is conducted at the individual level on the Natality Detail Files of the CDC. Overall, we find little evidence that closure causes a significant decline in either birth outcomes or the use of prenatal care, likely because even prior to closure, expectant mothers were circumventing their nearest hospital for a farther, more modern one.

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Authors: Hussung, Andrew

Institution: Miami University, Oxford Ohio

Department: Applied Economics

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Topics: Housing and Segregation

Countries: United States