Abortion and the Business Cycle in Sweden 1939-2010
(2013) EKHR61 20131Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- Abortion is an important aspect of the fertility decision and the impact of economic conditions on the wellbeing of individuals and families. This study investigates the relationship between business cycle indicators in the context of women’s growing importance in Sweden’s labor market and economy. It finds that female relative wages have had the strongest impact on increasing abortion demand. The influence of GDP per capita and relative cohort size have also been strong. Theses effects have been strongest in the period when abortion was available on a limited basis before 1975. The explanatory value on age-specific abortion demand after 1975 is mixed
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- author
- Gary, Kathryn LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- EKHR61 20131
- year
- 2013
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Abortion, abortion rate, abortion ratio, Sweden, business cycle, OLS regression, women’s relative wages, twentieth century, fertility
- language
- English
- id
- 4057982
- date added to LUP
- 2013-11-05 16:13:26
- date last changed
- 2013-11-05 16:13:26
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