Abortion and Human Capital Accumulation: A Contribution to the Understanding of the Gender Gap in Education

Leonid Azarnert

No 2008-06, Working Papers from Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: gender gap; abortion; fertility; human capital; economic growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I0 J1 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-06
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