lockdowns on the incidence of domestic violence (DV) have reported relatively modest effects. This may reflect a low reporting …

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

We document an increase in intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in Sweden during the first wave of the Covid … spilling over to violence incidence, connecting to established theories of violence. We find support for the importance of time …

This article examines changes in the frequency and characteristics of domestic violence reports after the start of the … sources: calls to domestic violence hotlines (for the City of Buenos Aires in Argentina, Colombia, and Peru); calls to …). Data through June 2020 shows that the pandemic's impact on domestic violence reports varied significantly across countries …

crimes against women in the developing world. This paper investigates whether the election of a female politician reduces the …Every day, three women are murdered in the United States by a current or former partner. Yet policy action to prevent … gender-based violence has been limited. Previous studies have highlighted the effect of female political representation on …

abortion legalization in the United States on women's position in the household. My findings suggest that the legalization …Legalization of abortion in the 1970s represents a major cultural change: it gives women a higher degree of freedom to … analyzed through its direct consequences on fertility and fertility technology, primarily on women actually experiencing an …