G2TT
来源类型Working Paper
规范类型报告
DOI10.3386/w23911
来源IDWorking Paper 23911
The Children of the Missed Pill
Tomás Rau; Miguel Sarzosa; Sergio S. Urzúa
发表日期2017-10-09
出版年2017
语种英语
摘要We use sharp, massive and unexpected price increases of oral contraceptives—product of a documented case of collusion among pharmaceutical retailers in Chile—as a natural experiment to estimate the impact of access to the Pill on fertility and newborn health. Our empirical strategy combines multiple sources of information and takes into account the seasonality of conceptions and the general trends of fertility, as well as the dynamics that arise after interrupting Pill's intake. Our estimates suggest that due to the price hike, the weekly birth rate increased by 4%. We show large effects on the number of children born to unmarried mothers, from mothers in their early 20's, and to primiparae women. Moreover, we find evidence of significant deterioration of newborn health as measured by the incidence of low birthweight and infant mortality. We suggest that the “extra” conceptions faced dire conditions during gestation as a result of mothers' unhealthy behaviors. In addition, we document a disproportional increase of 27% in the weekly miscarriage and stillbirth rates, which we interpret as manifestations of active efforts of termination in a country where abortion was illegal. As the “extra” children reached school age, we find lower school enrollment rates and higher participation in programs for students with special needs. Our results suggest that access to contraceptives may prevent conceptions that will turn out to be in relatively poor health, and thereby may improve the average health of children conceived.
主题Health, Education, and Welfare ; Health ; Other ; Law and Economics ; Industrial Organization ; Market Structure and Firm Performance ; Antitrust
URLhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w23911
来源智库National Bureau of Economic Research (United States)
引用统计
资源类型智库出版物
条目标识符http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/581584
推荐引用方式
GB/T 7714
Tomás Rau,Miguel Sarzosa,Sergio S. Urzúa. The Children of the Missed Pill. 2017.
条目包含的文件
文件名称/大小 资源类型 版本类型 开放类型 使用许可
w23911.pdf(985KB)智库出版物 限制开放CC BY-NC-SA浏览
个性服务
推荐该条目
保存到收藏夹
导出为Endnote文件
谷歌学术
谷歌学术中相似的文章
[Tomás Rau]的文章
[Miguel Sarzosa]的文章
[Sergio S. Urzúa]的文章
百度学术
百度学术中相似的文章
[Tomás Rau]的文章
[Miguel Sarzosa]的文章
[Sergio S. Urzúa]的文章
必应学术
必应学术中相似的文章
[Tomás Rau]的文章
[Miguel Sarzosa]的文章
[Sergio S. Urzúa]的文章
相关权益政策
暂无数据
收藏/分享
文件名: w23911.pdf
格式: Adobe PDF
此文件暂不支持浏览

除非特别说明,本系统中所有内容都受版权保护,并保留所有权利。