TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Myers, Caitlin Knowles
        TI  - Measuring the Burden: The Effect of Travel Distance on Abortions and Births
        PY  - 2021/Jul/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 14556
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp14556
        AB  - I compile and disseminate novel panel data sets measuring county-level travel distances to abortion facilities and resident abortion rates. Using these data and exploiting temporal and spatial variation in distances, I implement difference-in-difference research designs measuring the causal effects of distance to the nearest abortion facility. The results indicate large and non-linear effect: An increase in travel distance from 0 to 100 miles—a level that courts have generally treated as not unduly burdensome for women seeking abortions—is estimated to prevent 20.5% of women seeking an abortion from reaching a provider, and in turn to increase births by 2.4%.
        KW  - travel distance
KW  - abortions
KW  - births
        ER  -