Health Insurance, Fertility, and the Wantedness of Pregnancies: Evidence From Massachusetts

Apostolova-Mihaylova, Maria; Yelowitz, Aaron

doi:10.1111/coep.12235

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“…These effects may have been a transitory response to the experiment; if people are aware that the cost of health care will increase later, they may pace up childbearing. Second, a predecessor to the ACA was rolled out in Massachusetts in 2006, yielding 8 percent lower fertility among unmarried women aged 20–34, a group for whom births are often unplanned (Apostolova‐Mihaylova and Yelowitz 2018). Among married women in the same age group, who often intend to have a(nother) child soon, fertility increased by 1 percent, comparable to the Medicaid effect sizes.…”

Section: Effect Size By Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Can Policies Stall the Fertility Fall? A Systematic Review of the (Quasi‐) Experimental Literature

Bergsvik¹,

Fauske²,

Hart³

2021

Population & Development Rev

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In the course of the twentieth century, social scientists and policy analysts have produced a large volume of literature on whether policies boost fertility. This paper describes the results of a systematic review of the literature on the effects of policy on fertility since 1970 in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia. Empirical studies were selected through extensive systematic searches, including studies using an experimental or quasi‐experimental design. Thirty‐five studies were included, covering reforms of parental leave, childcare, health services, and universal child transfers. In line with previous reviews, we find that childcare expansions increase completed fertility, while increased cash transfers have temporary effects. New evidence on parental leave expansions, particularly from Central Europe, suggests larger effects than previously established. High‐earning couples benefit more from parental leave expansions, while expanding childcare programs can reduce social inequalities on other domains. Subsidizing assisted reproductive treatments shows some promise of increasing birth rates for women over the age of 35. Countries that to date have limited support for families can build on solid evidence if they choose to expand these programs.

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Section: Effect Size By Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Can Policies Stall the Fertility Fall? A Systematic Review of the (Quasi‐) Experimental Literature

Bergsvik¹,

Fauske²,

Hart³

2021

Population & Development Rev

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“…These results demonstrate that individuals display forward-looking behavior in their conception timing, complementing work on the impact of changes in the net returns to childbearing on overall fertility (Lovenheim and Mumford, 2013;Apostolova-Mihaylova and Yelowitz, 2016) and fertility timing decisions (Dickert-Conlin and Chandra, 1999;Gans and Leigh, 2009;Turner, 2014). Additionally, these results highlight the role of individual behavior in mitigating inter-ethnic tensions brought on by resource competition, as well as the ability of government investment to influence this competition directly, through the provision of additional resources or redistribution of resources.…”

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Inter-Ethnic Fertility Spillovers and the Role of Forward-Looking Behavior: Evidence from Peninsular Malaysia

Beam

Shrestha

2016

SSRN Journal

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“…These results indicate that Malays adjust their fertility in response to Chinese fertility behavior, complementing work on the impact of changes in the net returns to childbearing on overall fertility (Lovenheim and Mumford, 2013;Apostolova-Mihaylova and Yelowitz, 2016) and fertility timing decisions (Dickert-Conlin and Chandra, 1999;Gans and Leigh, 2009;LaLumia et al, 2015).…”

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Superstition, Fertility, and Interethnic Spillovers: Evidence from Peninsular Malaysia

Beam¹,

Shrestha²

2020

Economic Development and Cultural Change

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This paper documents a strong correlation between fertility and superstition among the Chinese ethnic diaspora in Malaysia and examines the effect of this Chinese adherence to their cultural norm on the fertility behavior and economic outcomes of ethnic Malays. We exploit a short-term change in fertility preferences induced by the Chinese zodiac calendar that leads to a 14.3 percent rise in birth rates during auspicious dragon years. In contrast, Malays-who do not adhere to this belief-reduce their fertility by 1.9 percent during dragon years. Declines in Malay births are larger in areas with relatively fewer public resources and investment, providing suggestive evidence that economic factors related to child well-being, such as demographic pressure on resources, drive Malay fertility responses. We also document worse health outcomes at birth for Malays born in dragon years and lower educational outcomes in later life. Lastly, we find spatial heterogeneity in health effects and an overall increase in student-teacher ratios that are consistent with an increased resource burden imposed by dragon cohorts.

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Health Insurance, Fertility, and the Wantedness of Pregnancies: Evidence From Massachusetts

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Cited by 14 publications

References 41 publications

Can Policies Stall the Fertility Fall? A Systematic Review of the (Quasi‐) Experimental Literature

Can Policies Stall the Fertility Fall? A Systematic Review of the (Quasi‐) Experimental Literature

Inter-Ethnic Fertility Spillovers and the Role of Forward-Looking Behavior: Evidence from Peninsular Malaysia

Superstition, Fertility, and Interethnic Spillovers: Evidence from Peninsular Malaysia

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