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Estimating the Impact of Sterilization under a Government Campaign Using Contaminated Treatment Data

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  • Tanya Byker
  • Italo A. Gutierrez

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We evaluate the effects of sterilizations resulting from a national campaign in Peru in the 1990s. We propose a modified inverse probability weighting estimator that accounts for data contamination that arises because while we observe sterilization status, we do not know which sterilizations occurred as a result of the campaign. We estimate that 70,000–90,000 women were sterilized because of the campaign and experienced an average decrease in completed fertility of approximately 0.8 children per woman. We find no effect of campaign-induced sterilizations on women’s labor supply but find positive effects on children’s health outcomes associated with better nutrition.

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  • Tanya Byker & Italo A. Gutierrez, 2021. "Estimating the Impact of Sterilization under a Government Campaign Using Contaminated Treatment Data," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 70(1), pages 159-202.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/711173
    DOI: 10.1086/711173
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