Effects of Confidential Access to Oral Contraception in Late Adolescence on Work and Earnings
Journal of Labor Economics · 2023 · [{"name": "Randy Cragun", "affiliation": []}]
Abstract
This article uses state-specific timing of legal changes and data from the Current Population Survey and National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women to estimate effects of confidential access to the pill in late adolescence on earnings, labor force participation, and human capital accumulation over the life cycle, finding no evidence of effects. These results are contrary to past research, which imposed a restriction on the regression model that this article shows explains the past results.