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

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 …

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 …

'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 …

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 …

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