The supply of infants relinquished for adoption: Did access to abortion make a difference?
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Gennetian, LA
Published in: Economic Inquiry
January 1, 1999
Motivated by a theory of desired fertility I use three years of aggregate state level data to examine the impact of abortion access on the supply of infants relinquished for adoption. I show evidence that abortion access affected the supply of infants relinquished during the 1980s in two different ways. First, the availability of abortion providers has the expected effect of reducing the supply of infants relinquished, particularly relative to the demand for abortion. Second, abortion law has an unexpected negative effect. This suggests that as abortion laws become more restrictive the total number of unwanted births may decrease.
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0095-2583
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January 1, 1999
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37
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3
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412 / 431
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 3803 Economic theory
- 3802 Econometrics
- 3801 Applied economics
- 14 Economics
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Gennetian, L. A. (1999). The supply of infants relinquished for adoption: Did access to abortion make a difference? Economic Inquiry, 37(3), 412–431. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7295.1999.tb01440.x
Gennetian, L. A. “The supply of infants relinquished for adoption: Did access to abortion make a difference?” Economic Inquiry 37, no. 3 (January 1, 1999): 412–31. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7295.1999.tb01440.x.
Gennetian LA. The supply of infants relinquished for adoption: Did access to abortion make a difference? Economic Inquiry. 1999 Jan 1;37(3):412–31.
Gennetian, L. A. “The supply of infants relinquished for adoption: Did access to abortion make a difference?” Economic Inquiry, vol. 37, no. 3, Jan. 1999, pp. 412–31. Scopus, doi:10.1111/j.1465-7295.1999.tb01440.x.
Gennetian LA. The supply of infants relinquished for adoption: Did access to abortion make a difference? Economic Inquiry. 1999 Jan 1;37(3):412–431.
Published In
Economic Inquiry
DOI
ISSN
0095-2583
Publication Date
January 1, 1999
Volume
37
Issue
3
Start / End Page
412 / 431
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 3803 Economic theory
- 3802 Econometrics
- 3801 Applied economics
- 14 Economics