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Book SynopsisHow do individuals change their behavior when abortion access increases? This book uses economic analysis to consider this question, comparing abortion to a form of insurance. It includes an analysis which suggests that the manner in which individuals change their behavior depends on the extent to which abortion is accessible.
Trade Review"The book's virtues are formidable. Levine writes clearly, avoids jargon ... and is unfailingly civil in characterizing the positions in the abortion debate."--Charles Murray, Public Interest "Readers unfamiliar with the academic economic publications of Levine (Wellesley College) will find his approach ... novel and intriguing... Levine does a thorough job of providing the institutional (both domestic and international) and analytical background to make the work accessible to economists as well as to readers not trained in economics... Highly recommended."--Choice
Table of ContentsLIST OF FIGURES ix LIST OF TABLES xiii PREFACE xv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1 CHAPTER TWO Abortion Law and Practice 9 CHAPTER THREE Economic Models of Fertility and Abortion 39 CHAPTER FOUR Methods for Evaluating the Impact of Policy Changes 65 CHAPTER FIVE The Impact of Abortion Legalization 77 CHAPTER SIX The Impact of Restrictions on Abortion Access 107 CHAPTER SEVEN Abortion Policy in an International Perspective 133 CHAPTER EIGHT Unfinished Business 158 CHAPTER NINE Summary and Implications for Abortion Policy 186 NOTES 195 REFERENCES 201 INDEX 211
