The effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy
In recent years, English local authorities have been forced to make significant cuts to devolved expenditure. In this paper, we examine the impact of reductions in local expenditure on one particular public health target: reducing rates of teen pregnancy. Contrary to predictions made at the time of...
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| description | In recent years, English local authorities have been forced to make significant cuts to devolved expenditure. In this paper, we examine the impact of reductions in local expenditure on one particular public health target: reducing rates of teen pregnancy. Contrary to predictions made at the time of the cuts, panel data estimates provide no evidence that areas which reduced expenditure the most have experienced relative increases in teenage pregnancy rates. Rather, expenditure cuts are associated with small reductions in teen pregnancy rates, a result which is robust to a number of alternative specifications and tests for causality. Underlying socio-economic factors such as education outcomes and alcohol consumption are found to be significant predictors of teen pregnancy. |
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| spelling | nottingham-436952020-05-04T18:57:48Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43695/ The effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy Paton, David Wright, Liam In recent years, English local authorities have been forced to make significant cuts to devolved expenditure. In this paper, we examine the impact of reductions in local expenditure on one particular public health target: reducing rates of teen pregnancy. Contrary to predictions made at the time of the cuts, panel data estimates provide no evidence that areas which reduced expenditure the most have experienced relative increases in teenage pregnancy rates. Rather, expenditure cuts are associated with small reductions in teen pregnancy rates, a result which is robust to a number of alternative specifications and tests for causality. Underlying socio-economic factors such as education outcomes and alcohol consumption are found to be significant predictors of teen pregnancy. Elsevier 2017-07-31 Article PeerReviewed Paton, David and Wright, Liam (2017) The effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy. Journal of Health Economics, 54 . pp. 135-146. ISSN 1879-1646 Spending cuts; Teen pregnancy; Conceptions; Abortion https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.05.002 doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.05.002 doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.05.002 |
| spellingShingle | Spending cuts; Teen pregnancy; Conceptions; Abortion Paton, David Wright, Liam The effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy |
| title | The effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy |
| title_full | The effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy |
| title_fullStr | The effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy |
| title_short | The effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy |
| title_sort | effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy |
| topic | Spending cuts; Teen pregnancy; Conceptions; Abortion |
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