DETERMINANTS, EFFECTS AND COSTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

RocioRibero () and FabioSánchez ()
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Fabio Sanchez Torres

No 2339, Documentos CEDE from Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE

Abstract: This paper analyzes the determinants, effects and costs of domestic violence (DV) against women and children in Colombia. The most relevant factors that explain the occurrence of DV in a household are suffering from DV as a child and living with someone that frequently and excessively consumes alcohol. DV against women increases their probability of unemployment by 6.4 percentage points, lowers their earnings by approximately 40% and worsens their health. DV against children negatively affects their health, school attendance and academic attainment. It is estimated that at least 4.2% of Colombian GDP is lost due to indirect costs of DV.

Keywords: DomesticViolence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52
Date: 2005-06-30
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