With the landmark American overturning of ‘Roe vs Wade’ on 24th June 2022, greater focus than ever is being placed on the impacts and arguments surrounding abortion policy. This is further evidenced by how over 60 countries have changed their national abortion policies in the last 30 years alone. In the midst of this controversy, Max and Professor Clarke sit down to discuss his research into the effects of more liberal abortion policies being initiated in Mexico, as well as other evidence to the effects of abortion policy on economic development indicators. Professor Clarke is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Exeter and University of Chille, is a Research Fellow at IZA, and an affiliate with the Millennium Institute for Research in Market Imperfections and Public Policy. As ever referenced research material is included down below. Enjoy! Professor Damian Clarke: https://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/economics/research/subject-themes/profile/index.php?web_id=Damian-Clarke http://damianclarke.net/ References: 1) US supreme court overturns abortion rights, upending Roe v Wade, Glenza et al, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/24/roe-v-wade-overturned-abortion-summary-supreme-court#:~:text=The%20supreme%20court%20has%20ruled,fracture%20reproductive%20rights%20in%20America. 2) WHERE DO ABORTION RIGHTS STAND IN THE WORLD IN 2023?, focus2030.org, 2023 https://focus2030.org/Where-do-abortion-rights-stand-in-the-world-in-2023#:~:text=The%20vast%20majority%20of%20countries,strictly%20prohibited%20in%2024%20countries. 3) Abortion Law: Global Comparisons, Women and Foreign Policy, 2023 https://www.cfr.org/article/abortion-law-global-comparisons#:~:text=In%20the%20last%20thirty%20years,women%20can%20access%20abortion%20services. 4) Taylor Rule Definition, Adam Hayes, 2023 https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/taylorsrule.asp 5) Nobel Prize: Claudia Goldin wins 2023 award for economics, Arthur Sullivan, 2023 https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-claudia-goldin-wins-2023-award-for-economics/a-67021919 6) fertility rate, Natalie Smoak, 2023 https://www.britannica.com/topic/fertility-rate 7) Fertility rate, total (births per woman), World Bank, 2022 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?view=map 8) UK population pyramid, Office for National Statistics, 2023 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/articles/ukpopulationpyramidinteractive/2020-01-08 9) French plan to raise retirement age by two years to 64, Williamson & Fouche, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64229379 10) Romania’s abortion ban tore at society, a warning for U.S, Gail Kligman, 2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/09/15/romania-exposes-how-abortion-bans-kill-women-rip-society-apart/ 11) What Argentina’s ‘green handkerchief’ movement is all about, Jill Filipovic, 2020 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/30/opinions/argentina-abortion-legalization-significance-filipovic/index.html 12) Are Abortions Linked to an Increased Risk of Breast Cancer?, Alex Kasprak, 2017 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abortion-breast-cancer-link/ 13) End Poverty: Millennium Development Goals and Beyond 2015, un.org, 2023 https://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ Socials: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marginalbabble Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxdorey96/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxDorey1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwell-dorey-7958a4128/ Website: https://marginalbabble.com/