Using unique, representative data on domestic violence, we document several stylized facts on abuse: the average …. We then construct a sequential model of employment, marriage and abuse. The results indicate abuse is the primary factor … in the decision to divorce and witnessing violence as a child is a strong predictor of becoming an abusive spouse. Policy …

implications for welfare policy. This paper puts forward a theoretical framework that rationalizes why men may use violence …-monotonic relationship between the gender wage gap and domestic violence. We explore the implication of this result in the context of various … incidence of domestic violence. Instead, specific measures and incentives may have to be targeted at different types of …

more children than cohabiting couples primarily because marriage provides stronger incentives for specialization in …

that family plays a crucial role as a source of gender differences in the labor market in Spain. By 2008, children are the …Our goal in this paper is to focus on highly educated men and women and try to explore the trade-offs between family … and working career in Spain, where changes in female behavior with respect to the labor market have been relatively recent …

reduces both moderate and extreme violence. The reason is that a high penalty keeps relatively 'gutless' individuals from … relatively 'tough' individuals to commit moderately violent acts and so makes moderate violence more attractive for otherwise …

The level of violence in the National Hockey League (NHL) reached its highest point in 1987 and has reduced somewhat … information from several databases 1996-2007, the incentives for violence in North American ice hockey are analyzed. We examine …

conflict-affected countries. This module will enable researchers to address specific violence-related issues comparatively … survey designs in conflict-affected areas. We review existing conflict- and violence-related questionnaires, with a special … in order to deepen the understanding of the nature of violent conflict and the channels whereby conflict and violence …

This paper studies migration decisions of very poor households in an environment with a high level of violence. By … matching detailed retrospective data on violence levels in Colombian rural municipalities with a household survey collected for … problems of the sample and the key issue of endogeneity of violence. The main results show that high levels of violence …