Some Economic Implications of Domestic Violence against Women:
Abstract
Previous research looked at domestic violence as a result of deprivation or unhappiness. In this study, we employ two specifications to examine the effects of per-capita income, literacy rates among women, growth in family size, type of employment by women, the male unemployment rate, level of female compensation, other women labor measures, and proxies for household consumption on domestic violence against women in 15 Latin American countries. Our findings show that per-capita income, literacy rates among women, type of employment by women, and level of female compensation are negatively correlated with domestic violence against women, while growth in family size and male unemployment rate are positively correlated with domestic violence against women.