It is estimated that between ten and twenty percent of children in the United States are exposed to domestic violence … annually. While much is known about the impact of domestic violence and other family problems on children within the home … exploiting a unique data set in which children's school records are matched to domestic violence cases filed by their parent. To …

children from families linked to domestic violence, who were shown by Carrell and Hoekstra (2010, 2012) to disrupt … reduces earnings at age 26 by 3 to 4 percent. We estimate that differential exposure to children linked to domestic violence …

children from families linked to domestic violence, who were shown by Carrell and Hoekstra (2010, 2012) to disrupt … reduces earnings at age 26 by 3 to 4 percent. We estimate that differential exposure to children linked to domestic violence …

Social interest in problems such as domestic violence is typically motivated by concerns regarding equity, rather than … efficiency. However, we document that reporting domestic violence yields substantial benefits to external parties. Specifically …, we find that while children exposed to as-yet-unreported domestic violence reduce the achievement of their classroom …