The Incidental Fertility Effects of School Condom Distribution Programs

Kasey Buckles and Daniel Hungerman

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2018, vol. 37, issue 3, 464-492

Abstract: While the fertility effects of improving teenagers’ access to contraception are theoretically ambiguous, most empirical work has shown that access decreases teen fertility. In this paper, we consider the fertility effects of access to condoms—a method of contraception not considered in prior work. We exploit variation across counties and across time in teenagers’ exposure to condom distribution programs in schools. We find that access to condoms in schools increases teen fertility by about 12 percent. The results suggest that the effects of condom access varied significantly across different programs; the positive fertility estimates are driven by communities where condoms are provided without mandated counseling. Programs that mandated counseling have zero or negative fertility effects, but estimates on these counties are less robust across specifications.

Date: 2018
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Working Paper: The Incidental Fertility Effects of School Condom Distribution Programs (2016)
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