Using unique, representative data on domestic violence, we document several stylized facts on abuse: the average …-violent marriages, the vast majority of violent marriages end in divorce, and employment rates are lower for women who experience abuse …. We then construct a sequential model of employment, marriage and abuse. The results indicate abuse is the primary factor …

attention has been paid to absconding foreign domestic workers and the complex role abuse plays in determining their future … (POLO) in Qatar between 2013-2015, we find that abuse and poor working conditions do not act as deterrents for future …