The impact of legalized abortion on teen childbearing

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-46

  Donohue III, John J ^a   Grogger, Jeffrey ^b   Levitt, Steven D ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 69849111839     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahp006     Document Type: Article

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