conflict-affected countries. This module will enable researchers to address specific violence-related issues comparatively … survey designs in conflict-affected areas. We review existing conflict- and violence-related questionnaires, with a special … focus on World Bank's Living Standard Measurement Surveys (LSMS), and propose suggestions on how to improve questionnaires …

women, such as policies that subsidize the diffusion and use of best practice birth control technologies. Evaluation of the …

first piece of evidence on the causal effect of illegality on systemic violence. Brazil has historically been the main world … contracts, or to seek protection from competitors' improper behaviors. In these contexts, violence is used to enforce previous … increases in violence after prohibition in areas with: (i) higher share of mahogany exports before prohibition; (ii) higher …

policy for domestic assault offenders. The first of these was the Minneapolis Domestic Violence experiment (MDVE), which was …

ante players' abilities. It is found that a larger prize spread encourages women to increase effort, even when controlling …

There is evidence that women are more likely to live in poverty than men. Given the fact that the poor are more likely … to use welfare, it becomes useful to consider welfare usage among women. A-priori welfare programs are set up in such a … possibility among women and investigate if race/ethnicity and birthplace still have a role to play in the decision to use welfare …