Playing it Safe? The Effect of Abortion Bans on Sexual Behavior

We are grateful to the comments of seminar participants at the Ohio Policy Evaluation Network (OPEN), Middle Tennessee State University, Miami University, the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) annual meeting, the Fresh Faces in Health Economics conference at Ball State University, and the Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) annual meeting. Researchers' own analyses calculated in part on data from Nielsen Consumer LLC and marketing databases provided through the NielsenIQ Datasets at the Kilts Center for Marketing Data Center at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. The conclusions drawn from the NielsenIQ data are those of the researchers and do not reflect the views of NielsenIQ. NielsenIQ is not responsible, had no role in, and was not involved in analyzing and preparing the results reported herein. This research was supported by the Society of Family Planning grant SFP18-TTC8 and the Middlebury Initiative for Data and Digital Methods (midd.data). James Flynn and David Munro have no financial interests or relationships to disclose. In the previous three years, Caitlin Myers has served in unpaid positions on the #WeCount Steering Committee and the Power to Decide Research Advisory Group. She has also served as a paid consultant for Planned Parenthood Federation of America on matters concerning the effects of abortion policy and access. None of these parties reviewed this paper prior to its circulation. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.