Disentangling Sources of Variation in C-Section Rates

We are thankful for helpful comments from participants at 2024 All-UC Demography Conference, Arizona State University, 2023 ASHEcon Annual Meetings, Georgia Tech Population Health Economics Conference, Keio University, Labour Economics Workshop in Australia, Stanford University, Southern California Applied Microeconomics Conference, University of California-Davis, University of California-Merced, University of California-Riverside, University of California-Santa Barbara, University of Illinois-Chicago, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Tokyo, University of Warwick Gender and Inequality Workshop, and Vanderbilt University. We are thankful for comments from Cesi Cruz, Sarthak Joshi, Yashna Nandan, Susana Otálvaro-Ramírez, Sarah Robinson, David Silver, and Amanda Starc, and excellent research assistance from Juliana Dajon. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.