This paper studies the impact of female property rights on male and female suicide rates in India. Using state level … more suicides among both men and women in India. Using individual level data on domestic violence we find evidence that … increased property rights for women did increase the incidence of wife beating in India. A model of intra-household bargaining …

This paper studies the impact of female property rights on male and female suicide rates in India. Using state level … more suicides among both men and women in India. Using individual level data on domestic violence we find evidence that … increased property rights for women did increase the incidence of wife beating in India. A model of intra-household bargaining …

Nigeria has experienced bouts of violent conflict in different regions since its independence leading to significant … loss of life. In this paper, we explore the average effect of exposure to violent conflict generally on labor supply in … agriculture. Using a nationally representative panel dataset for Nigeria from 2010-2015, in combination with armed conflict data …