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Natural Disasters and Domestic Violence: A study of the 2015 Nepal earthquake

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  • Khanna, Arpita

    (School of Economics, Singapore Management University)

  • Fujii, Tomoki

    (School of Economics, Singapore Management University)

Abstract

This study explores the link between exposure to an earthquake and the incidence of intimate partner violence using two rounds of Demographic and Health Surveys data in Nepal. Using a differences-in-differences estimation, we find that exposure to the earthquake lead to a statistically and economically significant increase in the incidence of intimate partner violence in urban areas, which is attributable to the increase in stress felt by the victims. We argue that the heterogeneity of the impact between the urban and rural areas would be partly due to the differences in the reconstruction processes and assistance provided.

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  • Khanna, Arpita & Fujii, Tomoki, 2020. "Natural Disasters and Domestic Violence: A study of the 2015 Nepal earthquake," Economics and Statistics Working Papers 26-2020, Singapore Management University, School of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:smuesw:2020_026
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    Keywords

    Earthquake; Stress; Intimate partner violence; Differences-in-differences; Gender;
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    JEL classification:

    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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