THE IMPACT OF PROVIDER AVAILABILITY ON ABORTION DEMAND
Variations in the availability of abortion providers may impact the demand for abortions since greater provider availability reduces the travel cost associated with acquiring an abortion. This paper applies a fertility-control model to estimate the responsiveness of abortion demand to travel-cost variations using county-level data on the state of Texas. Abortion rates as well as pregnancy rates appear to be sensitive to availability-induced variations in the travel cost of abortion services. In particular, the results suggest that residents in counties with longer travel distances to the nearest abortion provider have lower abortion rates and lower pregnancy rates. Copyright 1996 Western Economic Association International.
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1996
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Authors: | BROWN, ROBERT W. ; JEWELL, R. TODD |
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Contemporary Economic Policy. - Western Economic Association International - WEAI, ISSN 1074-3529. - Vol. 14.1996, 2, p. 95-106
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