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Direct linkAnanat, Elizabeth Oltmans; Gruber, Jonathan; Levine, Phillip – Journal of Human Resources, 2007
The early-1970s abortion legalization led to a significant drop in fertility. We investigate whether this decline represented a delay in births or a permanent reduction in fertility. We combine Census and Vital Statistics data to compare the lifetime fertility of women born in early-legalizing states, whose peak childbearing years occurred in the…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Females, Childlessness, Birth Rate
