The power of the IUD: Effects of expanding access to contraception through Title X clinics

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Public Economics
Year: 2020
Volume: 192
Issue: C

Authors (3)

Kelly, Andrea (not in RePEc) Lindo, Jason M. (National Bureau of Economic Re...) Packham, Analisa (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We estimate the effect of Colorado's Family Planning Initiative, which provided funds to Title X clinics to offer long-acting reversible contraceptives to low-income women. We find substantial effects on childbearing, concentrated among women in zip codes within 7 miles of clinics: the initiative reduced births by approximately 20% for 15–19 year olds. We also estimate effects of extensive media coverage in 2014 and 2015, and find a substantial increase in LARC insertions, extended effects on births among 15–17 year olds living greater than 7 miles from clinics, and significant reductions in births among 20–24 and 25–29 year olds.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:pubeco:v:192:y:2020:i:c:s0047272720301523
Journal Field
Public
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25