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We study the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic violence and family stress. Our empirical analysis relies on a unique … may affect family stress and domestic violence. We find no evidence that changes in work arrangements are related to self …-reported levels of family stress and violence in the home due to confinement, suggesting that remote work on a large scale does not …
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related to the activity of organized crime, as homicide, extortion, drug-trafficking or usury. Petty crimes are estimated to …, the signaling role of the policy, and other forms of social control) rather than induced by organized crime itself. …
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Gender inequality and discrimination still persist, even though the gender gap in the labor market has been gradually decreasing. This study examines the effect of the #MeToo movement on judges' gender gap in their vital labor market outcome-judicial decisions on randomly assigned legal cases in...
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An aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic that merits attention is its effects on marriage and childbirth. Although the direct …
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Domestic violence against women is a pervasive public health problem in all countries regardless of cultural, economic …, and political background. Yet, the prevalence of domestic violence is very high in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, I … examine the effect of women's employment on domestic violence using the Demographic and Health Survey in Ethiopia. To address …
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that of her husband's - causally affects domestic violence using microdata from India. Identifying the causal effect of … hypergamy violation on domestic violence, however, is challenging due to unmeasured confounding and reverse causality. To … evidence that violation of hypergamy leads to a significant increase in domestic violence. Further, we provide suggestive …
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We evaluate the causal impact of average neighbourhood attitudes justifying intimate partner violence (IPV) on own …
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Bride kidnapping is a form of forced marriage in which a woman is taken against her will and coerced into accepting marriage with her captor. Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan has seen a large increase in the prominence of this practice alongside a revitalization of traditional values and culture. As part...
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development. The leave policies can also influence women's fertility choices, as well as household specialization and husbands …
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likely to state that they know a victim of violence but are not more likely to state that violence (physical or psychological … likely to suggest that a hypothetical victim of violence either not react to or deal directly with the partner rather than … look for formal help. Using different controls for the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the respondents …
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