Is there a way to register for the webinar? On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 7:47 PM Marianne Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Reproductive Rights in Contemporary Economics and > > the History of Economic Thought > > > [Please share.] > > > > With the support of History of Economic Society and the Masters program in > the Theory and History of Economics at the University of Lyon 2, we are > hosting a series of webinars that bring together historians of economic > thought, applied economists, demographers, and political and critical > theorists to consider the economics of reproductive rights in contemporary > and historical context around the world. The discussion of rights to safe > and legal abortion was recently reopened in Kenya, India, Brazil, > Macedonia, Russia, South Korea, and Poland. In the United States, the > recent Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization > is likely to have profound implications for women’s health and > socioeconomic opportunities. As economists writing on behalf of Jackson > Women’s Health argued, “there is a substantial body of well-developed and > credible research that shows that abortion legalization and access in the > United States has had – and continues to have – a significant effect on > birth rates as well as broad downstream social and economic effects, > including on women’s educational attainment and job opportunities.” Those > cited include Claudia Goldin, Francine Blau, Jonathan Gruber, and Joshua > Angrist. > > > > Linking reproductive rights to economic well-being is not a new > phenomenon. The right of choice in childbearing has long been understood to > contribute to women’s economic independence (Wollstonecraft 1798; J.S. Mill > 1869; Wicksell 1880; Perkins Gilman 1898) and family limitation was also > viewed as a component of improved living standards (Marshall 1890; Pareto > 1896). Contemporary studies evince what was well understood by earlier > economists – that effective family planning, including access to legal > abortion, is associated with increased wages, higher family incomes, > greater labor force participation rates, and expanded human capital > investment (Goldin 1990; Gruber et al. 1999; Kleven et al. 2019; Lindo et > al. 2020; Myers 2017; Meyers et al. 2019). It is also important to consider > whether and how undermining reproductive rights might compromise the lives > of LGBTQ+ people and their families in ways that are different to cisgender > women or to heterosexual families. > > > > Building on recent efforts that have revealed the depth and breadth of > economic thought on gender disparities in education, labor conditions, pay, > and ownership rights (e.g., Becchio 2020; Chassonnery-Zaïgouche and Cot > 2021; Madden 2019; Badgett 2020), we seek to encourage dialog on the > economics of reproductive rights with the goal of encouraging > collaborations between scholars of diverse disciplinary backgrounds (with a > focus on collaborations between historians of economic thought and applied > economists). We also hope the webinars will support the development of > materials that could be used for teaching special topics courses and > seminars. > > > > Organization: > > The webinars will be held online at a variety of different times to give > the greatest opportunity for public attendance globally. Seminars will be > moderated by Miriam Bankovsky (La Trobe University), Rebeca > Gomez-Betancourt (University of Lyon 2), and/or Marianne Johnson > (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh). > > > Zoom links will be made available in January. > > > Schedule of Webinars > > January - May 2023 > > > > 1. > > Marianne Johnson, Historian of Economics, University of Wisconsin > Oshkosh > > The Wicksells on Procreation and Population > > Monday January 30 at 9am EST (GMT -05). 9am in New York; 15h in Lyon; 2pm > in London; 1am (Tues) in Melbourne. > > > > 1. > > Miriam Bankovsky, Political Theorist and Historian of Economics, La > Trobe University > > Alfred Marshall Weighs in on the Victorian Family Limitation Debates: > Principles for Improved Living Standards and the Politics of “Voluntary > Restraint” > > Tuesday February 07 at 4am EST (GMT -05). 4am in New York; 10h in Lyon; > 9am in London; 8pm in Melbourne. > > > > 1. > > Caitlin Myers, Economist, Middlebury College > > From Roe to Dobbs: 50 years of Abortion Policy and the Economic Research > that has Studied it > > Wednesday February 15 at 1pm EST (GMT - 05) New York; 19h in Lyon; 6pm in > London; 5am in Melbourne. > > > > 1. > > Mayra Pineda-Torres, Microeconomist, Georgia Institute of Technology > > Legal Access to Reproductive Control Technology and Women’s Education: The > Economic Impacts of Abortion Access > > Friday February 24 at 8am EST (GMT - 05). 8am in New York; 14h in Lyon; > 1pm in London; midnight in Melbourne > > > > 1. > > Jemima Repo, Reader in Political and Feminist Theory, Newcastle > University > > The Multiple Legacies of Gary Becker’s Economics of Reproduction: > Refiguring Reproduction and the Governance of Populations (A Discussion). > > Thursday March 02 at 5am EST (GMT - 05). 5am in New York; 11h in Lyon; > 10am in London; 9pm in Melbourne. > > > > 1. > > Edith Kuiper, Feminist Economist, State University of New York at New > Paltz > > Eugenics, Abortion, and Progressivism > > March date to be announced > > > > 1. > > Melanie Guldi, Economist, University of Central Florida > > Legal Access to Abortion and Contraception in the United States in the > 1960s and 1970s > > Friday March 31 at 12:30pm EST (GMT -05). 12.30pm in New York; 18h in > Lyon; 5pm in London; 3am (Sat) in Melbourne > > > > 1. > > Cléo Chassonnery-Zaïgouche, Historian of Economics, University of > Bologna > > Emotion vs. Argument: Roy Harrod and Joan Robinson’s Controversy Over > Abortion Rights > > April date to be announced > > > > * References and Related Works Becchio, Giandomenica. 2020. 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