We estimate impacts of male job loss, female job loss, and male unemployment benefits on domestic violence in Brazil … pervasive increases in domestic violence. Exploiting a discontinuity in unemployment insurance eligibility, we find that … and an increase in exposure of victims to perpetrators, with unemployment benefits partially offsetting the income shock …

We investigate the effect of job loss and unemployment benefits on criminal behavior, exploiting individual-level data on … the universe of workers and criminal cases in Brazil over the 2009-2017 period. We match workers displaced upon plausibly … are less subject to differential reporting by employment status. We then evaluate the mitigating effect of unemployment …

We investigate the effect of job loss and unemployment benefits on criminal behavior, exploiting individual-level data … on the universe of workers and criminal cases in Brazil over the 2009-2017 period. We match workers displaced upon … effect of unemployment benefits leveraging on discontinuous changes in eligibility. Regression discontinuity estimates …

We estimate impacts of male job loss, female job loss, and male unemployment benefits on domestic violence in Brazil. We … increases in domestic violence. Exploiting a discontinuity in unemployment insurance eligibility, we find that eligible men are … increase in exposure of victims to perpetrators, with unemployment benefits partially offsetting the income shock while …

passive employment policies consist of cash transfers for unemployed people. From a cyclical point of view, unemployment …