THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: LEARNING ABOUT THE MATCH∗

Anderberg, D, Mantovan, N ORCID: 0000-0002-5930-4880 and Sauer, RM (2023) THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: LEARNING ABOUT THE MATCH∗ Economic Journal, 133 (656). pp. 2863-2898. ISSN 0013-0133, 1468-0297

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Abstract

We present a dynamic lifecycle model of women’s choices with respect to partnership status, labour supply and fertility when they cannot directly observe whether a given male partner is of a violent type or not. The model is estimated by the method of simulated moments using longitudinal data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. The results indicate that uncertainty about a partner’s abusive type creates incentives for women to delay fertility, reduce fertility overall, divorce more often and increase labour supply. We also study the impact of higher female wages, income support to single mothers and subsidised childcare when the mother is working. While higher wages reduce women’s overall exposure to abuse, both income support and subsidised childcare largely fail to do so by encouraging early fertility. The latter two policies instead increase the incidence of abuse towards mothers and hence the abuse exposure for children.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	38 Economics, 3801 Applied Economics, 3802 Econometrics, 3803 Economic Theory, Basic Behavioral and Social Science, Pediatric Research Initiative, Women's Health, Violence Research, Behavioral and Social Science, Social Determinants of Health, Contraception/Reproduction, Reproductive health and childbirth, 5 Gender Equality
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	08 Aug 2023 07:33
Last Modified:	10 Apr 2026 15:09
DOI:	10.1093/ej/uead057
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3172078
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