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Do US TRAP Laws Trap Women Into Bad Jobs?

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  • Kate Bahn
  • Adriana Kugler
  • Melissa Holly Mahoney
  • Annie McGrew

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This study explores the impact of women’s access to reproductive healthcare on labor market opportunities in the US. Previous research finds that access to the contraception pill delayed age at first birth and increased access to a university degree, labor force participation, and wages for women. This study examines how access to contraceptives and abortions impacts job mobility. If women cannot control family planning or doing so is heavily dependent on staying in one job, it is more difficult to plan for and take risks in their careers. Using data from the Current Population Survey’s Outgoing Rotation Group, this study finds that Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers (TRAP) laws increased “job lock.” Women in states with TRAP laws are less likely to move between occupations and into higher-paying occupations. Moreover, public funding for medically necessary abortions increases full-time occupational mobility, and contraceptive insurance coverage increases transitions into paid employment.

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  • Kate Bahn & Adriana Kugler & Melissa Holly Mahoney & Annie McGrew, 2020. "Do US TRAP Laws Trap Women Into Bad Jobs?," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(1), pages 44-97, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:femeco:v:26:y:2020:i:1:p:44-97
    DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2019.1622029
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    Cited by:

    1. Clarke, Damian, 2023. "The Economics of Abortion Policy," IZA Discussion Papers 16395, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Caterina Muratori, 2021. "The Impact of Abortion Access on Violence Against Women," Economics Discussion Papers em-dp2021-03, Department of Economics, University of Reading.
    3. Strenio, Jacqueline & van der Meulen Rodgers, Yana, 2023. "Integrating Gender into a Labor Economics Class," IZA Discussion Papers 15886, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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