Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/253732 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 1093
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
This paper analyzes the impact of supply-side abortion restrictions on aggregate abortion and birth rates in the United States. Specifically, I exploit state and time variation in the implementation of the first targeted regulation of abortion provider (TRAP) law in a state to identify the effects of the laws. I find that TRAP laws are associated with a reduction in the abortion rate of approximately 5% the year the first law is implemented, and an average reduction of 11-14% in subsequent years. There is also evidence that TRAP laws increased birth rates by 2-3%, which accounts for approximately 80-100% of the observed decline in abortion rates.
Subjects: 
Abortion
Abortion Providers
Economics of Gender
Public Policy
JEL: 
I18
J13
J16
J18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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