Caitlin Myers

Caitlin Myers, a Middlebury professor and applied economist who studies reproductive health policy, helps sketch the study design. They visualize clinic-closure driven travel-distance changes across Texas and debate how to present staggered spatial shifts. Maps, distance categories, population denominators, and placebo checks take center stage as they plan trend plots and next steps.

Caitlin Myers, an applied microeconomist and Middlebury professor who studies reproductive policy and clinic data, joins Scott. They sketch a live, AI-assisted research project on how clinic closures and distance to care shape marriage patterns. They debate theory, bargaining, selection, and plan continuous diff-in-diff tests using Texas and historical comparisons.

Caitlin Myers, an economist at Middlebury College and expert on the economic consequences of abortion access, discusses her vital research on the potential long-term impacts of denying abortions. She emphasizes how such denials can affect women's economic futures and opportunities for decades. Myers also highlights the historical disparities in abortion access across socioeconomic classes and critiques stereotypes surrounding those seeking the procedure. Finally, she addresses the implications of recent FDA policy changes on medication abortion accessibility.