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 …

This paper first exploits a "bonus" policy providing low-income workers with cash grants in Brazil to study the effect … of liquidity provision on unemployment outcomes. Based on a RD Design, I find that granting unemployed workers with a … bonus equal to half of their previous monthly earnings decreases the probability of exiting unemployment within 8 weeks by …

We study the effects of parental job loss on children and how access to unemployment benefits can mitigate these … impacts. We leverage unique nationwide data from Brazil linking multiple administrative datasets, and take a comprehensive … unemployment benefits effectively mitigates some of the intergenerational impacts of job loss, notably on teenage school dropouts …