Natural disasters and domestic violence: A study of the 2015 Nepal earthquake

Author

ARPITA KHANNA, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Tomoki FUJII, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Working Paper

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

12-2020

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.

Keywords

Earthquake, Stress, Intimate partner violence, Differences-in-differences, Gender

Discipline

Asian Studies | Behavioral Economics | Demography, Population, and Ecology

Research Areas

Applied Microeconomics

First Page

1

Last Page

52

Publisher

SMU Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Paper No. 26-2020

City or Country

Singapore

Citation

1

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