Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Brito, Emilia; Clarke, Damian; … - 2021
We leverage staggered implementation of lockdown across Chile's 346 municipalities, identifying dynamic impacts on … domestic violence. Using administrative data, we find lockdown imposition increases indicators of distress related to domestic … impacts partially differentiated by lockdown status. Once lockdown is lifted, police reports surge but we see a ratchet effect …