Civil Conflict, Sex Ratio and Intimate Partner Violence in Rwanda

Giulia La Mattina ()
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Giulia La Mattina: Department of Economics, University of South Florida

No 114, Working Papers from University of South Florida, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper examines the long-term impact of civil conflict on intimate partner violence and women's decision-making power using post-genocide data from Rwanda. Household survey data collected 11 years after the genocide indicate that women who became married after the genocide experience significantly increase intimate partner violence and decreased decision-making power relative to women who became married before. The effect was greater for women in localities with high genocide intensity. I find that variation in the marriage market ratio across localities and over time explain part of the effect of the genocide on intimate partner violence.

Pages: 52 pages
Date: 2014-03
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