Table 1.
FE models predicting the fertility rate, 1970–2019
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | Model 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without imputation | ||||||
| No lag | 1-year lag | 2-year lag | 3-year lag | 4-year lag | 5-year lag | |
| Abortion policy index 1 | 0.018 | 0.020 | 0.026 | 0.030 | 0.034 | 0.034 |
| (0.037) | (0.038) | (0.038) | (0.038) | (0.038) | (0.038) | |
| Country FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Country-specific linear time trend | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Constant | 5.202*** | 5.158*** | 5.019*** | 4.953*** | 4.880*** | 4.880*** |
| (0.110) | (0.110) | (0.110) | (0.109) | (0.107) | (0.107) | |
| N | 7831 | 7650 | 7288 | 7107 | 6926 | 6926 |
| Countries | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 |
| Model 7 | Model 8 | Model 9 | Model 10 | Model 11 | Model 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With imputation | ||||||
| No lag | 1-year lag | 2-year lag | 3-year lag | 4-year lag | 5-year lag | |
| Abortion policy index 1 | 0.022 | 0.022 | 0.023 | 0.024 | 0.025 | 0.026 |
| (0.034) | (0.034) | (0.034) | (0.034) | (0.033) | (0.033) | |
| Country FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Country-specific linear time trend | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Constant | 5.238*** | 5.239*** | 5.237*** | 5.237*** | 5.237*** | 5.237*** |
| (0.102) | (0.102) | (0.101) | (0.099) | (0.099) | (0.098) | |
| N | 8175 | 8175 | 8175 | 8175 | 8175 | 8175 |
| Countries | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 |
Standard errors in parentheses; *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001. Robust standard errors are clustered at the country level