Seitz, Shannon; Bowlus, Audra J. - In: International Economic Review 47 (2006) 4, pp. 1113-1149
Conventional wisdom suggests abused women get caught in a cycle of violence and are unable or unwilling to leave their spouses. We estimate a model of domestic violence to determine who abuses, who is abused, and how women respond to abuse via employment and divorce. In contrast to conventional...