abortion. We then exploit the large regional and time variations in the incidence of prenatal sex selection to analyze whether …

the practice of sex‐selective abortion. We then exploit the large regional and time variations in the incidence of …

abortion. We then exploit the large regional and time variations in the incidence of prenatal sex selection to analyze whether …

's reproductive health outcomes, particularly reducing rates of haemorrhage early in pregnancy. These improvements are most notable in …

We examine the impact of progressive and regressive abortion legislation on women's health and survival in Mexico …. Following a 2007 reform in the Federal District of Mexico which decriminalised and subsidised early-term elective abortion …, multiple other Mexican states increased sanctions on illegal abortion. We observe that the original progressive policy resulted …

death of a parent. We examine the effects of the death of the mother’s parent during pregnancy on both the short-run and the … control for whether there is a death around the time of the pregnancy in order to isolate true causal effects of a bereavement … during pregnancy. We find small negative effects on birth outcomes, and these effects are bigger for boys than for girls. The …

We examine the impact of progressive and regressive abortion legislation on women's health and survival in Mexico …. Following a 2007 reform in the Federal District of Mexico which decriminalised and subsidised early-term elective abortion …, multiple other Mexican states increased sanctions on illegal abortion. We observe that the original progressive policy resulted …

-selective abortions are more likely to occur among families with firstborn girls, we study whether the ban on sex-selective abortion …

From 1959 to 1980, abortion-related mortality declined by 97%, and maternal mortality fell by 86%. In this study, we … question whether the legalization of abortion over 1969-1973 explains a portion of this maternal mortality decline. We exploit … state-level variation in changes to abortion laws predating Roe vs. Wade, as well as the effect of Roe vs. Wade on states …

caused by work in the third trimester of pregnancy. We find no evidence for significant effects of this extension on children …. We conclude that, for workers without problems in pregnancy, mandatory maternity leave should not start prior to the 35th …