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Transgender Transitioning and Responsiveness to Policy: Evidence from the Netherlands

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  • Elisa de Weerd
  • John Cawley
  • Hans van Kippersluis

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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.

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  • Elisa de Weerd & John Cawley & Hans van Kippersluis, 2024. "Transgender Transitioning and Responsiveness to Policy: Evidence from the Netherlands," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 114, pages 364-368, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:114:y:2024:p:364-68
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241120
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
    • K38 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Human Rights Law; Gender Law; Animal Rights Law

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