We examine the effects of social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on the reporting of domestic violence … to the police in the United States. Using daily domestic violence calls from 31 police departments for the January … distribution of CARES Act stimulus payments. We observe that domestic violence calls for areas with higher concentration of …

's legal awareness of laws that were designed to reduce gender inequality and prevent domestic violence. By implementing a … experiencing domestic violence or ability to quit abusive relationships. …

We investigate the impact of female employment on intimate partner violence by exploiting the differential arrivals of … led to a reduction in intimate partner violence, without changes in partner characteristics, gender attitudes, co …-residence patterns, or division of labor. Our results are consistent with instrumental theories of violence: a decline in female earning …

We estimate the impact of female leaders on intimate partner violence experienced by women in districts from which they … in rural areas report experiencing physical violence from their husbands. This effect can be explained by an increase in …

We study the impact of trade-induced changes in labor market conditions on violence within the household. We exploit … relative to men affected the risk of intimate partner violence. We document that men indistricts facing larger tariff … the laborforce. These changes in employment patterns triggered backlash effects by increasing intimate partner violence …

A large body of evidence documents a link between alcohol consumption and violence involving intimate partners and …-at-home orders, there has been a marked increase in domestic violence. This research considers an important mechanism behind the … increase in domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: an increase in the riskiness of alcohol consumption. We combine 911 …