Does Tort Law Improve the Health of Newborns, or Miscarry? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Effect of Liability Pressure on Birth Outcomes

  1. Y. Tony Yang1,
  2. David M. Studdert2,
  3. S. V. Subramanian3,
  4. Michelle M. Mello4,*

Article first published online: 7 MAY 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-1461.2012.01252.x

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Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Volume 9, Issue 2, pages 217–245, June 2012

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Yang, Y. T., Studdert, D. M., Subramanian, S. V. and Mello, M. M. (2012), Does Tort Law Improve the Health of Newborns, or Miscarry? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Effect of Liability Pressure on Birth Outcomes. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 9: 217–245. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-1461.2012.01252.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    George Mason University

  2. 2

    University of Melbourne

  3. 3

    Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health

  4. 4

    Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health

* Y. Tony Yang, George Mason University, MS: 1J3, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030; email: ytyang@gmu.edu. Yang is Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Law at George Mason University; Studdert is Professor and Federation Fellow, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne; Subramanian is Professor of Population Health and Geography, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health; Mello is Professor of Law and Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health.

  1. Subramanian was supported by the National Institutes of Health Career Development Award (NHLBI 1 HL081275). Studdert was supported in part by a Federation Fellowship from the Australian Research Council. The funding organizations had no role in the design or conduct of the study; the collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of the data; or the preparation, review, or approval of the article for submission. The authors thank Drs. Roxane Gardner, Tom McElrath, and Martin November, of Brigham and Women's Hospital for their advice and input regarding obstetric practice.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 MAY 2012
  2. Article first published online: 7 MAY 2012

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