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The effect of cash, vouchers, and food transfers on intimate partner violence: Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador

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Using a randomized experiment in Ecuador, this study provides evidence on whether cash, vouchers, and food transfers targeted to women and intended to reduce poverty and food insecurity also affected intimate partner violence. Results indicate that transfers reduce controlling behaviors and physical...

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Main Authors: Hidrobo, Melissa, Peterman, Amber, Heise, Lori
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: American Economic Association 2016
Subjects:
gender
social protection
food assistance
food security
cash transfers
behavioral change
domestic violence
poverty
women
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148407
Summary:Using a randomized experiment in Ecuador, this study provides evidence on whether cash, vouchers, and food transfers targeted to women and intended to reduce poverty and food insecurity also affected intimate partner violence. Results indicate that transfers reduce controlling behaviors and physical and/or sexual violence by 6 to 7 percentage points. Impacts do not vary by transfer modality, which provides evidence that transfers not only have the potential to decrease violence in the short-term, but also that cash is just as effective as in-kind transfers. (JEL I38, J16, K42, O15, O17)

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