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Caitlin Myers

Caitlin Myers is the John G. McCullough Professor of Economics at Middlebury College, Visiting Professor of Quantitative Social Science at Dartmouth College, and a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research. Her research on the economics of reproductive policy has been published in leading scholarly journals. She organized the economists' amicus brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health and currently studies the effects of the decision while disseminating data on the changing landscape of abortion access through abortionaccessdashboard.org.
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Abortion Bans May Have Changed How People Have Sex 

James Flynn
In new research, James Flynn, David Munro, and Caitlin Myers document how sexual behavior has changed in light of total abortion bans enacted after Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health. They find that abortion bans reduced sexual activity and increased contraceptive use, motivated by individuals having an increased awareness of state policy.

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