Abortion and human capital accumulation: A contribution to the understanding of the gender gap in education

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This article analyzes the relationship between abortion and female education. It provides new empirical evidence from sub-Saharan Africa to show that more liberal abortion policies are associated with a higher female secondary school enrollment. It is assumed in the model that easier access to abortion decreases probability of dropping out of school for a female child in the case of an occasional pregnancy. As a consequence, it enhances parental investments in human capital of their female offspring and helps to reduce the gender gap in education, as consistent with the evidence.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 2008-06

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: gender gap ; abortion ; fertility ; human capital ; economic growth ; Schwangerschaftsabbruch ; Frauenbildung ; Geschlechterdiskriminierung ; Schätzung ; Afrika südlich der Sahara

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Azarnert, Leonid V.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
• (where): Ramat-Gan
• (when): 2008

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/96081
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET