The effect of cash, vouchers, and food transfers on intimate partner violence: Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador
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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American Economic Association
2016
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| author | Hidrobo, Melissa Peterman, Amber Heise, Lori |
| author_browse | Heise, Lori Hidrobo, Melissa Peterman, Amber |
| author_facet | Hidrobo, Melissa Peterman, Amber Heise, Lori |
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| description | 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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| spelling | CGSpace1484072024-10-25T07:54:49Z The effect of cash, vouchers, and food transfers on intimate partner violence: Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador Hidrobo, Melissa Peterman, Amber Heise, Lori gender social protection food assistance food security cash transfers behavioral change domestic violence poverty women 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) 2016-06-30 2024-06-21T09:24:36Z 2024-06-21T09:24:36Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148407 en American Economic Association Hidrobo, Melissa; Peterman, Amber; and Heise, Lori. 2016. The effect of cash, vouchers, and food transfers on intimate partner violence: Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 8(3): 284–303. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20150048 |
| spellingShingle | gender social protection food assistance food security cash transfers behavioral change domestic violence poverty women Hidrobo, Melissa Peterman, Amber Heise, Lori The effect of cash, vouchers, and food transfers on intimate partner violence: Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador |
| title | The effect of cash, vouchers, and food transfers on intimate partner violence: Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador |
| title_full | The effect of cash, vouchers, and food transfers on intimate partner violence: Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador |
| title_fullStr | The effect of cash, vouchers, and food transfers on intimate partner violence: Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of cash, vouchers, and food transfers on intimate partner violence: Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador |
| title_short | The effect of cash, vouchers, and food transfers on intimate partner violence: Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador |
| title_sort | effect of cash vouchers and food transfers on intimate partner violence evidence from a randomized experiment in northern ecuador |
| topic | gender social protection food assistance food security cash transfers behavioral change domestic violence poverty women |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148407 |
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