Article

Can Policies Affect Preferences? Theory and Evidence from Random Variation in Abortion Jurisprudence

Daniel L. Chen, Vardges Levonyan, and Susan Yeh

JEL codes

  • K36: Family and Personal Law
  • Z1: Cultural Economics • Economic Sociology • Economic Anthropology
  • D72: Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
  • P48: Political Economy • Legal Institutions • Property Rights • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Regional Studies

Published in

The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, vol. 127, n. 4, October 2025, pp. 880–911