This paper presents an analysis of the facts related to domestic violence, focusing on the social stratum to which the interviewees belong to. This is a report of cases of violence within the family in victims and offenders who came to the Forensic Center in the City of Merida during 2004....

There is an apparent consensus, at the level of public policies, about the empowering effect of working outside the home for women, thereby reducing the levels of violence against them. However, the empirical evidence on the female labor-violence relationship is inconsistent. In the face of this...

Este trabajo analiza el vínculo entre los resultados demográficos y la pobreza en Colombia. Se busca responder a las preguntas: ¿Cuál es el efecto de la fecundidad adolescente en la educación, la participación laboral, y la estructura y tamaño del hogar de las madres adolescentes?,...

The issue of public safety has been under debate in Uruguay and a great part of the public opinion highlights that the situation has worsened. The objective of this study is to verify people’s perception in Uruguay and discuss the responses in comparison with others Latin American countries....

Este trabajo analiza el impacto causal del pago de las transferencias monetarias condicionadas (TMC) del programa Familias en Acción en la tasa de violencia intrafamiliar a nivel municipal en Colombia. Al analizar la variación exógena de estos pagos en el tiempo y el espacio, se encuentra que...