CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2010
| Author | Doczy, Gergely Balint |
|---|---|
| Title | Children of the Decree: How the Romanian Abortion Ban Affected Labor Market Success and Health |
| Summary | The aim of this study is to examine the Romanian abortion ban’s effect on labor market and health outcomes of children born after the policy change. In 1966 Romania’s dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu, issued a decree that forbade abortions. This resulted in an enormous rise in the birth rate, since in the previous years abortion had been the primary method of birth control. The results of the analysis show that women born after the ban have slightly lower wages than those born before, whereas, if there is an effect for men, then those born after the policy change earn a little more than those born before. Moreover, the Children of the Decree, as adults, have a higher chance of being unemployed or out of the labor force than children born prior to the policy change. They also smoke more and have a higher likelihood of being physically or mentally handicapped. A surprising and inexplicable result is that there are significantly fewer people suffering from chronic diseases among those born after the ban. Additionally, I provide evidence that the crowding in schools resulted in a higher unemployment of men. |
| Supervisor | Earle, John Sutherland |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2010/doczy_gergely.pdf |
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