TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - The Gender Wage Gap and Domestic Violence
JO  - American economic review
A1  - Aizer, Anna
SP  - 1847
EP  - 1859
VL  - 100
IS  - 4
N2  - Three quarters of all violence against women is perpetrated by domestic partners. This study exploits exogenous changes in the demand for labor in female-dominated industries to estimate the impact of the male-female wage gap on domestic violence. Decreases in the wage gap reduce violence against women, consistent with a household bargaining model. These findings shed new light on the health production process as well as observed income gradients in health and suggest that in addition to addressing concerns of equity and efficiency, pay parity can also improve the health of American women via reductions in violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-8282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.100.4.1847
ID  - ref1
ER  -