Economic Uncertainty in a Post-Roe World
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2025-05
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The Ohio State University
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When Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many states quickly acted to ban or heavily restrict abortion. As there are now millions of women in the United States living without abortion access, the economic consequences of abortion bans are increasingly significant. In particular, women may face increased economic uncertainty as a result of abortion restrictions. The primary aim of this paper is to investigate changes in proposed indicators of economic uncertainty in women without abortion access. Due to data limitations, short-term analysis of labor force participation, family planning service utilization, and state migration is conducted through a difference-in-differences model. Short-term analysis did not yield significant results, but future framework is proposed to study economic uncertainty in abortion-restrictive states once more robust long-term data is available. This framework is crucial to understanding how abortion bans and restrictions may drive economic behavior shifts in the United States.
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Economic Uncertainty, Abortion, Reproductive Uncertainty, Roe v. Wade, Dobbs, Labor Force