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Time Constraints and Family Planning

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  • Mette Ejrnaes

    (Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen)

  • Thomas H. Joergensen

    (Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen)

  • Franziska Valder

    (Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen)

Abstract

Understanding how households use family planning to navigate constraints is important for policy design. We exploit a large Danish retirement reform that affected intergenerational time transfers to study how family planning responds to changes in time constraint tightness. Using administrative data on the universe of abortions and prescriptions for planned and emergency oral contraception, we show that alleviating time constraints reduces both abortions and contraceptive use and thereby shifts behavior toward childbirth. Our results highlight that time constraints shape responses to especially unplanned pregnancies and that policies easing household constraints may influence abortion behavior and family planning.

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  • Mette Ejrnaes & Thomas H. Joergensen & Franziska Valder, 2026. "Time Constraints and Family Planning," CEBI working paper series 26-16, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. The Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI).
    • Handle: RePEc:kud:kucebi:2616
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers

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