Economists are racing to study the impact of the Supreme Court's decision overturning the right to abortion. They're examining the fallout on women's lives across a range of factors from health to finances.
Why it matters: There's a raft of research on the impact of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, but the work didn't get seriously underway until the late 1980s. Now, because of advances in technology and research methods — and because the profession has evolved to study "women's issues" — researchers will move more quickly.
