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

4-2022

Abstract

This study estimates the impact of exposure to the 2015 Nepal Earthquake on intimate partner violence with two rounds of Demographic and Health Surveys data. Using differences-in-differences estimation, we find that exposure to the earthquake lead to a statistically and economically significant increase in intimate partner violence in the urban areas but not in the rural areas. This is possibly due to an increase in the stress felt by the earthquake victims. We also offer some evidence that the impact heterogeneity between the urban and rural areas is attributable 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

28

Publisher

SMU Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Paper No. 01-2022

City or Country

Singapore

Citation

1

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