Time Constraints and Family Planning

Mette Petersen, Thomas H. Joergensen and Franziska Valder
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Mette Petersen: Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
Thomas H. Joergensen: Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
Franziska Valder: Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen

No 26-16, CEBI working paper series from University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. The Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

Abstract: Understanding how households use family planning to navigate constraints is important for policy design. We exploit a large Danish retirement reform that affected intergenerational time transfers to study how family planning responds to changes in time constraint tightness. Using administrative data on the universe of abortions and prescriptions for planned and emergency oral contraception, we show that alleviating time constraints reduces both abortions and contraceptive use and thereby shifts behavior toward childbirth. Our results highlight that time constraints shape responses to especially unplanned pregnancies and that policies easing household constraints may influence abortion behavior and family planning.

Keywords: Time constraints; Unintended pregnancies; Abortion; Contraceptives; Childbirth; Childcare; Retirement Reform. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D64 I38 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33
Date: 2026-08-07
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