migration rates of about 60 percent that lasted for a few months: after five months, migration rates reverted back to pre-violence … women and children. We show that violence was the main treatment channel, with variation in the intensity and nature of … violence explaining the magnitude and persistence of the migration response. While migration costs, migrant networks, and land …

Domestic violence is a serious under-reported crime in the United States, especially among immigrant women. While the … Violence against Women Act (VAWA) allows battered immigrants to petition for legal status without relying on abusive U …

violence exposure over the academic attainment of secondary school students in Peru. However, we also study these peer effects … over a novel set of outcomes: internalizing behaviors and forms of violence at school. Our results show that being in a … classroom with peers exposed to domestic violence leads to increased dropout and school mobility rates; increased levels of …

Domestic violence remains a serious public problem, especially in Hispanic communities, where one in three women are … victims of domestic violence in their lifetimes. Yet, less than 50 percent of Hispanic women report the incidents, indicating … in curtailing domestic violence, whether it is by promoting the early reporting of incidents, inhibiting potential …