Absent laws and missing women: can domestic violence legislation reduce female mortality ? (English)

This study contributes to the literature on legal institutions and determinants of adult mortality. The paper explores the relationship between the presence of domestic violence legislation and women-to-men adult mortality rates. Using panel data for about 95 economies between 1990 and 2012, the analysis finds that having domestic violence legislation leads to lower women-to-men adult mortality rates. According to conservative estimations, domestic...

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Amin,Mohammad;

Islam,Asif Mohammed;

Lopez Claros,Augusto;
Document Date
2016/04/05
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7622
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2016/04/05
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Absent laws and missing women: can domestic violence legislation reduce female mortality ?
Keywords
adult mortality rate

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Amin,Mohammad; Islam,Asif Mohammed; Lopez Claros,Augusto.

Absent laws and missing women: can domestic violence legislation reduce female mortality ? (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7622 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/834461467993169632

Absent laws and missing women: can domestic violence legislation reduce female mortality ? (English)

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