Abortion-Policy-Induced Behavioural Shifts: Examining the Effects of the Abortion Pill PBS Listing on Risky Sexual Behaviour

Fisher, Angus

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dc.contributor.author	Fisher, Angus
dc.date.accessioned	2025-07-17T01:00:32Z
dc.date.available	2025-07-17T01:00:32Z
dc.date.issued	2025-07-17
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/2123/34115
dc.description.abstract	This thesis empirically examines the sexual behavioural response of the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listing of the medical abortion pill, which subsidised access to this abortion treatment. Using a regression discontinuity in time (RDiT) framework, we exploit the August 1st 2013 listing date to find a significant increase in abortion uptake and births with no change in pregnancies as well as a shift towards more pro- tective sexual behaviours. This is evidenced by a greater use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) and permanent contraceptive treatments as well as simultaneous reductions in STI transmission and increases in STI testing.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.rights	Other	en
dc.subject	Economics	en
dc.subject	Microeconomics	en
dc.subject	Health	en
dc.subject	RDD	en
dc.subject	RDiT	en
dc.subject	Abortion	en
dc.subject	PBS	en
dc.subject	Behaviour	en
dc.subject	Policy Evaluation	en
dc.subject	Risk Taking	en
dc.subject	Sex	en
dc.subject	STI	en
dc.subject	Contraception	en
dc.subject	Births	en
dc.subject	Pregnancy	en
dc.title	Abortion-Policy-Induced Behavioural Shifts: Examining the Effects of the Abortion Pill PBS Listing on Risky Sexual Behaviour	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
dc.type.thesis	Honours	en
dc.rights.other	The author retains copyright of this thesis. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permission.	en
usyd.faculty	SeS faculties schools::Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences::School of Economics	en
workflow.metadata.only	No	en