impact of in-utero exposure to local violence - measured by homicide rates - on birth outcomes. The estimates show that … exposure to violence during the first trimester of pregnancy leads to a small but precisely estimated increase in the risk of …, where violence is endemic and are particularly pronounced among children of poorly educated mothers, implying that violence …

processes in three Asian countries (China, India and Indonesia) and on three different issues: violence against women, domestic …

This paper provides evidence of the long-term relationship between male-to-female spousal violence and the … information on the prevalence of spousal abuse and threats of violence against women. Constructing comparable groups of … importantly, the role that marital selection and the diffusion of norms rejecting intimate partner violence may play in explaining …

This study explores sex differences in language and socio-emotional skills. It focuses on children 7 months old to 6 … scored at -0.13 standard deviations (SD) in language in the distribution of females. In addition, males scored at -0.20 SD in …