Reducing Violence against Women in Uganda through Video Dramas: A Survey Experiment to Illuminate Causal Mechanisms

Jasper Cooper, Donald P. Green and Anna M. Wilke

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, vol. 110, 615-19

Abstract: A randomized trial was conducted in rural Uganda in which 112 villages were exposed to video dramatizations about violence against women (VAW) or placebo topics. The treatment videos encouraged viewers to report VAW. Eight months later, surveys showed increased willingness to report in treatment villages as well as lower reported rates of VAW. The present survey experiment suggests a possible causal mechanism: the videos made allegations more credible so that those who come forward with reports are more confident that they will be believed.

JEL-codes: J12 J16 K42 O15 O17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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