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The Effect of Community Uninsurance Rates on Access to Health Care among the Insured

by Isabella Antonio Abstract  While the direct effects of being uninsured have been studied extensively, there is significantly less research on how a high community uninsured rate can impact health care access for insured individuals. Using data from SMART BRFSS, I examine the effect of community uninsured rates on access to health care for insured […]

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Assessing Abortion The Impact of Legalized Abortion on the Welfare of American Women

by Katherine N. Fisher Abstract  By examining data on educational attainment, workforce participation, and marriage market bargaining power, this paper assesses the impact of legalized abortion on women’s welfare. Access to abortion is found to increase education levels and employment rates. However, such access may also increase rates of sexually transmitted disease and disadvantage women […]

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