Economic abuse: A theory of intrahousehold sabotage
Dan Anderberg and
Helmut Rainer
Journal of Public Economics, 2013, vol. 97, issue C, 282-295
Abstract:
While research on domestic abuse in economics has to date almost exclusively focused on physical violence, research in other disciplines has documented that abusive males frequently also use sabotage tactics to interfere with the employability and job performance of the victim. This paper puts forward a theoretical framework that rationalizes why men may use labor market sabotage “instrumentally” to thwart their partners' training or career efforts. The model predicts a non-monotonic relationship between the gender wage gap and intrahousehold sabotage committed by abusive males. There are no one-size-fit-all solutions when it comes to reducing the incidence of economic abuse. Instead, specific measures have to be targeted at different types of households.
Keywords: Economic abuse; Intrahousehold sabotage; Non-cooperative family decision-making; Welfare policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D19 J12 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2012.10.008
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