Although the U.S. has a more progressive tax system than many other high-income countries, its overall fiscal system does less to reduce inequality because its tax system is smaller (OECD 2008). What societal preferences can explain these cross-country differences? We address this question by...

This paper investigates whether two legislative changes aimed at empowering women did in fact lower the risk of domestic violence for women in India. We use the National Family Health Survey, a nationally representative household dataset to explore this issue. The first legislative change we...

Using data from two detailed, nationally representative, household datasets -- the National Family Health Survey and the India Human Development survey -- we explore whether women who are economically empowered (through work, earnings, or wealth) are less likely to experience domestic violence....