Access to Abortion, Investments in Neonatal Health, and Sex-Selection: Evidence from Nepal

No 2011006, Working Papers from The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics

Abstract: I combine fertility histories from the 2006 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey with a census of newly introduced legal abortion centers to estimate the impact of reducing the cost of abortion on pregnancy outcomes, gender, and neonatal health. Contrary to previous studies, I identify the within-mother, behavioral response to improved access to abortion by comparing siblings conceived before and after the opening of an abortion center nearby. Closeness to a legal abortion center decreases the probability of a birth but has no discernible effect on observable investments in neonatal health and does not lead to more sex-selection.

JEL-codes: I12 J13 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 54 pages
Date: 2011-03, Revised 2011-09
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Journal Article: Access to abortion, investments in neonatal health, and sex-selection: Evidence from Nepal (2014)
Working Paper: Access to Abortion, Investments in Neonatal Health, and Sex-Selection: Evidence from Nepal (2010)
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