Abortion Legalization and Adolescent Substance Use

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Kerwin Kofi Charles; Melvin Stephens Jr.;
(2002)
  • Journal: Journal of Law and Economics, volume 49, issue 2 October, pages 481-505
  • Related identifiers: doi: 10.1086/508249
  • Subject:
    • jel: jel:J13 | jel:I12
    mesheuropmc: reproductive and urinary physiology | humanities | health care economics and organizations
We assess whether in utero exposure to legalized abortion in the early 1970's affected individuals' propensities to use controlled substances as adolescents. We exploit the fact that some states legalized abortion before national legalization in 1973 to compare differen... View more
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    Angrist, Joshua D. and William Evans, 1999, “Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of the 1970 State Abortion Reforms,” in Polachek, Solomon W., ed. Research in Labor Economics, Volume 18 75-113, 75-113.

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