Paper by Elisa de Weerd and Hans van Kippersluis published in AEA Papers and Proceedings
The paper 'Transgender Transitioning and Responsiveness to Policy: Evidence from the Netherlands' by PhD student Elisa de Weerd and research fellow Hans van Kippersluis (Erasmus University Rotterdam), together with co-author John Cawley (Cornell University), has been published in AEA Papers and Proceedings (Vol. 114, 2024).
Abstract
This study examines a 2014 policy change in the Netherlands that simplified the process to legally transition gender. Administrative data for 2006–2022 indicate that there was a 725 percent increase in transitions after the policy change, suggesting that legal gender transitions are elastic to costs and barriers. The policy change was followed by a ten-year reduction in the average age at transition and a reduction in the use of gender-affirming care in the three years prior to transitioning. This research sheds light on how policy changes can influence decisions related to gender transitioning and the use of gender-affirming care.
Article citation
Elisa de Weerd, John Cawley, and Hans van Kippersluis. 2024. "Transgender Transitioning and Responsiveness to Policy: Evidence from the Netherlands." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 114: 364-68.
AEA Papers and Proceedings, published once a year, contains AEA proceedings and selected papers presented at the AEA sessions of the ASSA Annual Meeting.