Does the Gender Wage Gap Influence Intimate Partner Violence in Brazil?

IF 5.3 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Journal of Human Resources Pub Date : 2023-06-06 DOI:10.3368/jhr.0421-11603r4

Elizaveta Perova, Sarah Reynolds, Ian Schmutte

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Abstract

Greater gender equality in wages may reduce Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) by improving women’s economic opportunities and enabling them to leave abusive relationships. On the other hand, increases in women’s income may trigger use of violence as an extractive mechanism or as an alternative way to assert superiority for men once economic superiority was challenged. Using panel data from Brazil, we test if the gender wage ratio influences IPV as measured in three types of administrative data: homicides, overnight hospitalizations for assault, and mandatory reports of IPV by health care providers. More wage equality leads to a reduction in violence against women in settings where income is likely to be a binding constraint for leaving abusive relationship: in low-income settings and among younger women.

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性别工资差距是否影响巴西亲密伴侣暴力?

工资上的性别平等可以通过改善妇女的经济机会和使她们离开虐待关系来减少亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)。另一方面，妇女收入的增加可能引发使用暴力，作为一种榨取机制，或在经济优势受到挑战时作为维护男子优势的另一种方式。使用来自巴西的面板数据，我们测试了性别工资比例是否影响IPV，这是在三种类型的行政数据中测量的:杀人案、因袭击而住院过夜以及卫生保健提供者强制报告IPV。在收入可能成为摆脱虐待关系的约束性约束条件的环境中:在低收入环境中以及在年轻妇女中，更多的工资平等导致对妇女的暴力行为减少。

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Journal of Human Resources Multiple-

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7.00

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1.90%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Human Resources is among the leading journals in empirical microeconomics. Intended for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners, each issue examines research in a variety of fields including labor economics, development economics, health economics, and the economics of education, discrimination, and retirement. Founded in 1965, the Journal of Human Resources features articles that make scientific contributions in research relevant to public policy practitioners.