This paper investigates the consequences of sex imbalance in India's population for violence against women. We match … against women and marriage quality. We estimate that the elasticity of violence against women with respect to the surplus of … discernible impact upon property and economic crime. In probing mechanisms we argue that men are more prone to crime than women …

In many high-income economies, the recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented declines in … women's employment. We examine how the forces that underlie this observation play out in developing countries, with a … employment during the pandemic, just as in high-income countries. A key difference is the role of the sectoral distribution of …

The gender wage gap, or the idea that women have historically and consistently earned less than men, has been widely … gender inequality experienced by women. As of 2019, according to data amassed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation … usually significantly exacerbated for women of color. Despite narrowing in recent years, the gender wage gap is extremely …