suggest that generous unemployment insurance and a dual-earner norm shield families from financial distress, which together …

We estimate impacts of male job loss, female job loss, and male unemployment benefits on domestic violence in Brazil … pervasive increases in domestic violence. Exploiting a discontinuity in unemployment insurance eligibility, we find that … and an increase in exposure of victims to perpetrators, with unemployment benefits partially offsetting the income shock …

less time at work outweighs the negative emotional effect of unemployment during leisure episodes, such that the unemployed …