The gender wage gap, weather, and intimate partner violence

Henke, Alexander; Hsu, Linchi

doi:10.1007/s11150-020-09483-1

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“…Fundamental (or structural) factors refer to deeply rooted economic, social, or cultural drivers of violence, such as social norms about violence tolerance, economic gender inequality, and poverty (Gibbs et al, 2020 ; Jewkes, 2002 ). Situational factors refer to circumstances that can trigger violence, such as negative economic shocks (Aizer, 2010 , 2011 ; Anderberg et al, 2016 ; Bhalotra et al, 2021 ; Bobonis et al, 2013 ; Buller et al, 2018 ; Munyo & Rossi, 2015 ; Pronyk et al, 2006 ); stress, anxiety, frustration, and depression (Brooks et al, 2020 ; Card & Dahl, 2011 ; Munyo & Rossi, 2013 ); exposure to perpetrators (Dugan et al, 1999 ; Peterman et al, 2020 ); substance abuse (Abramsky et al, 2011 ; Angelucci, 2008 ; Devries et al, 2014 ); pollution (Herrnstadt & Muehlegger, 2015 ); and other environmental factors (Henke & Hsu, 2020 ; Sanz-Barbero et al, 2018 ).…”

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Domestic violence reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Latin America

Perez‐Vincent

Carreras

2022

Rev Econ Household

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This article examines changes in the frequency and characteristics of domestic violence reports following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the imposition of mobility restrictions in six Latin American countries. We find significantly different patterns between reports of psychological and physical violence, non-cohabitant and cohabitant violence, and across alternative reporting channels (domestic violence hotlines, emergency lines, and police reports). Calls to domestic violence hotlines soared, suggesting that this channel was best suited to respond to victims’ needs during the pandemic. In turn, calls to emergency lines and police complaints declined (especially in the first weeks of the pandemic), consistent with an increase in the perceived (relative) cost of using these channels. The results reveal how the pandemic altered domestic violence victims’ demand for institutional help and highlight the relevance of domestic violence hotlines as an accessible and valuable service.

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Domestic violence reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Latin America

Perez‐Vincent

Carreras

2022

Rev Econ Household

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“…Here we controlled for local maximum temperature, which is known to increase domestic violence (Henke & Hsu, 2020 ). It is also positively associated with confirmed COVID-19 cases, and therefore the proportion of people staying at home (Xie & Zhu, 2020 ).…”

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COVID-19 and Domestic Violence: Economics or Isolation?

Henke

Hsu

2022

J Fam Econ Iss

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Recent studies estimate that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly increases reports of domestic violence in several countries. Using mobile device tracking data, city-level unemployment data, and new data on labor market conditions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, we isolate the effects of unemployment and staying at home on incidents of domestic violence. We find that unemployment decreases domestic violence after controlling for the degree to which people stay at home. We also provide evidence that staying at home increases domestic violence. However, we find that the effects of unemployment and staying at home are concentrated right after an initial shock from mid-March to mid-June 2020. Finally, we find that some labor market conditions linked to COVID-19, such as being prevented from looking for work due to the pandemic, decrease domestic violence, and these labor market effects are often gendered.

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“…Adding violence in this model simply adds a new "good" for the abuser to consume that is costly to the victim; hence, the abuser must pay for the "optimal" level of violence within the Nash bargained outcome, and more power for the victim means less violence for the abuser (Henke and Hsu 2020). Pablo Brassiolo (2016) finds that domestic violence decreases after the cost of divorce decreases in Spain.…”

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The Effect of Sheltering in Place on Police Reports of Domestic Violence in the US

Hsu

Henke

2021

Feminist Economics

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This study analyzes the effect of sheltering in place in response to COVID-19 on domestic violence incidents in the US using novel daily mobile device tracking data, the timing of shelter-in-place orders, and dispatch and crime data from twenty-eight police departments in eighteen US states. Findings show that reports of domestic violence rise after local shelter-in-place orders are enacted and that domestic violence increases with measures of sheltering in place, as indicated by mobile device tracking data. This result is consistent with an exposure reduction theory of domestic violence and, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, underscores the importance of providing potential victims of violence with spaces that are safe from abusers and risk of infection. When applied to the entire US, it is estimated that sheltering in place increased domestic violence by approximately 6 percent, or more than 24,000 cases, from March 16 to April 30, 2020.

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The gender wage gap, weather, and intimate partner violence

Cited by 19 publications

References 36 publications

Domestic violence reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Latin America

Domestic violence reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Latin America

COVID-19 and Domestic Violence: Economics or Isolation?

The Effect of Sheltering in Place on Police Reports of Domestic Violence in the US

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