Costs-of-Reproductive-Health-Restrictions_Research-SummaryRev110923[49]

Using the results from this model and the postestimation commands available in Stata, the predicted number of women in the labor force was compared to the predicted counterfactual that the number of abortion restrictions were zero. [...] The difference between the size of the labor force under current policy to the size of the labor force without any abortion restrictions estimates the number of new participants in the state labor force. [...] In addition to calculating the number of additional women in the labor force, the increased economic impact was estimated assuming that they would have earnings equivalent to the average annual earnings of similar women in their state. [...] Using the results from this model, the predicted earnings for women in the private sector were compared to the predicted earnings under the counterfactual of zero state-level abortion restrictions using the postestimation commands available in Stata. [...] CALCULATING COSTS TO BUSINESSES OF TURNOVER Costs for turnover were based on the data from several sources outlined below to estimate the number of working women who would be terminated by their employers for taking time off work to obtain an abortion and the cost to the business for replacing them.