Athina Raftopoulou
athraf.bsky.social
Athina Raftopoulou
@athraf.bsky.social
Research Fellow, Centre of Planning & Economic Research (KEPE), interested in Health Economics, Labor Economics and Health Inequalities. https://athinaraftopoulou.wordpress.com/
📢 Our new paper is out in Economics & Human Biology!
We examine how parental health shapes adolescents’ mental distress and non-cognitive skills. Findings suggest maternal and paternal health matter in distinct ways: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
A response to right-wing extremists in Greece on abortion ban. A policy that denies the right to choose does not protect life—it perpetuates a vicious cycle of poverty and social exclusion that harms not only women but society as a whole.
What happens when women are denied a wanted abortion?

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In the short run, their risk of death rises.

In the long run, they have...

-more health issues,
-lower education/labor-force participation, and
-higher rates of single motherhood, poverty, and reliance on government assistance
January 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM