How Much Can Expanding Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives Reduce Teen Birth Rates?
2017 ◽
Vol 9
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pp. 348-376
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We estimate the degree to which expanding access to long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) can reduce teen birth rates by analyzing Colorado's Family Planning Initiative, the first large-scale policy intervention to expand access to LARCs in the United States. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that the $23M program reduced the teen birth rate in counties with clinics receiving funding by 6.4 percent over 5 years. These effects were concentrated in the second through fifth years of the program and in counties with relatively high poverty rates. State-level synthetic control estimates offer supporting evidence but suffer from a lack of power. (JEL H75, I18, I32, J13)
2017 ◽
Vol 129
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pp. 14S
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2010 ◽
Vol 9
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pp. 320-334
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2015 ◽
Vol 28
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pp. 354-361
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2010 ◽
Vol 46
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pp. 517-524
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2006 ◽
Vol 63
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pp. 1531-1545
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2017 ◽
pp. 218-258
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2019 ◽
Vol 179
(3)
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pp. 444
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