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How Far Is Too Far?

New Evidence on Abortion Clinic Closures, Access, and Abortions

Jason M. Lindo, Caitlin Knowles Myers, Andrea Schlosser and Scott Cunningham
Journal of Human Resources, October 2020, 55 (4) 1137-1160; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.4.1217-9254R3
Jason M. Lindo
Jason Lindo is Professor of Economics at Texas A&M, Research Associate at NBER, and Research Fellow at IZA. Caitlin Myers is Professor of Economics at Middlebury College and Research Fellow at IZA. Andrea Schlosser is a medical student at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Scott Cunningham is Associate Professor of Economics at Baylor University.
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Caitlin Knowles Myers
Jason Lindo is Professor of Economics at Texas A&M, Research Associate at NBER, and Research Fellow at IZA. Caitlin Myers is Professor of Economics at Middlebury College and Research Fellow at IZA. Andrea Schlosser is a medical student at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Scott Cunningham is Associate Professor of Economics at Baylor University.
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Jason Lindo is Professor of Economics at Texas A&M, Research Associate at NBER, and Research Fellow at IZA. Caitlin Myers is Professor of Economics at Middlebury College and Research Fellow at IZA. Andrea Schlosser is a medical student at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Scott Cunningham is Associate Professor of Economics at Baylor University.
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Jason Lindo is Professor of Economics at Texas A&M, Research Associate at NBER, and Research Fellow at IZA. Caitlin Myers is Professor of Economics at Middlebury College and Research Fellow at IZA. Andrea Schlosser is a medical student at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Scott Cunningham is Associate Professor of Economics at Baylor University.
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