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Papal visits and abortions: evidence from Italy
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posted on 2023-06-09, 20:03 authored by Egidio Farina, Vikram PathaniaWe investigate the impact of papal visits to Italian provinces on abortions from 1979 to 2012. Using administrative data, we find a 10–20% decrease in the number of abortions that commences in the 3rd month and persists until the 14th month after the visits. However, we find no significant change in the number of live births. A decline in unintended pregnancies best explains our results. Papal visits generate intense local media coverage, and likely make salient the Catholic Church’s stance against abortions. We show that papal visits lead to increased church attendance, and that the decline in abortions is greater when the Pope mentions abortion in his speeches.
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Journal of Population EconomicsISSN
0933-1433Publisher
SpringerExternal DOI
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3Volume
33Page range
795-837Department affiliated with
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