Bailey Martha J, Malkova Olga, McLaren Zoë M
University of Michigan, 611 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109;
University of Kentucky, Gatton College of Business and Economics, Lexington, KY, 40502;
J Hum Resour. 2019 Fall;54(4):825-856. doi: 10.3368/jhr.54.4.1216-8401R1. Epub 2019 Oct 2.
This paper examines the relationship between parents' access to family planning and the economic resources of their children. Using the county-level introduction of U.S. family planning programs between 1964 and 1973, we find that children born after programs began had 2.8% higher household incomes. They were also 7% less likely to live in poverty and 12% less likely to live in households receiving public assistance. A bounding exercise suggests that the direct effects of family planning programs on parents' resources account for roughly two-thirds of these gains.
本文考察了父母获得计划生育服务与子女经济资源之间的关系。利用1964年至1973年间美国计划生育项目在县级层面的推行情况，我们发现项目开始后出生的孩子家庭收入高出2.8%。他们生活在贫困中的可能性也降低了7%，生活在接受公共援助家庭中的可能性降低了12%。一项边界分析表明，计划生育项目对父母资源的直接影响约占这些收益的三分之二。
