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The effects of coerced sterilization: evidence from Native American women

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  • Arcangelo Dimico

    (Department of Economics, Queen's University Belfast)

  • Gaia Narciso

    (Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin)

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Forced sterilization represents one of several coercive population control measures enacted during the 20th century. This paper examines the short‐ and long‐run effects of coerced sterilization, drawing evidence from the experience of Native American women in the 1970s. Beyond reduced fertility, our findings indicate that, in the long run, Native American women exposed to forced sterilization experienced worse health outcomes, lower labor market participation, lower income, and decreased investment in their children's education. We also examine the intergenerational transmission of fertility choices and find suggestive evidence of a reversal: children of mothers exposed to forced sterilization have higher fertility.

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  • Arcangelo Dimico & Gaia Narciso, 2026. "The effects of coerced sterilization: evidence from Native American women," Trinity Economics Papers tep2326, Trinity College Dublin, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:tcd:tcduee:tep2326
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    JEL classification:

    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • N32 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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