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The dynamic relationship between low birthweight and induced abortion in New York City : An aggregate time-series analysis

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  • Joyce, Theodore
  • Grossman, Michael

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We use a vector autoregression to examine the dynamic relationship between the race-specific percentage of pregnancies terminated by induced abortion and the race-specific percentage of low-birthweight births in New York City. With monthly data beginning in 1972, we find that induced abortion explains low birthweight for blacks, but not for whites. There is no evidence of feedback from low birthweight to induced abortion. Simulations based on the model reveal that an unanticipated decrease in the percentage of pregnancies terminated by induced abortion results in an increase in the rate of low-birthweight births among blacks. The findings suggest that restrictions on legalized abortion in New York City would worsen birth outcomes among blacks.
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  • Joyce, Theodore & Grossman, Michael, 1990. "The dynamic relationship between low birthweight and induced abortion in New York City : An aggregate time-series analysis," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 9(3), pages 273-288, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jhecon:v:9:y:1990:i:3:p:273-288
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    1. Reichman, Nancy E. & Florio, Maryanne J., 1996. "The effects of enriched prenatal care services on Medicaid birth outcomes in New Jersey," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 15(4), pages 455-476, August.
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    5. McDonald, Tia M., 2023. "Maternal mortality, race, and the abortion laws of the 1960s and 1970s," 2023 Annual Meeting, July 23-25, Washington D.C. 335750, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    6. Deborah Haas-Wilson, 1993. "The economic impact of state restrictions on abortion: Parental consent and notification laws and medicaid funding restrictions," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 12(3), pages 498-511.
    7. Deborah Haas-Wilson & Kristen Lindberg, 1999. "Regulation and the optimal size and type of abortion provider," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(4), pages 409-415.
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