Alcohol Consumption and Intimate Partner Violence: Long-Term Effects of a Temporary Alcohol Ban

Arnab Basu (), Tsenguunjav Byambasuren () and Nancy Chau
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Arnab Basu: Cornell University
Tsenguunjav Byambasuren: Trinity College Dublin

No 18357, IZA Discussion Papers from IZA Network @ LISER

Abstract: We trace the impact of a partial liquor ban – from launch to reversal – on alcohol consumption and women’s experience with intimate partner violence (IPV) in Kerala, India. Decomposing the policy-induced and reversal effects by employing difference-in-differences and event-study approaches, we identify a significant reduction in alcohol consumption (but only in liquor-serving bars) with an accompanying reduction in IPV during the policy period. However, both alcohol consumption and IPV rebounded to pre-ban levels after the policy removal. Heterogeneity analysis further reveals these effects to be confined only amongst high-wealth households. A battery of robustness tests confirms our findings.

Keywords: alcohol drinking; domestic violence; prohibition; Kerala; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D04 D12 J16 K42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-02
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Working Paper: Alcohol Consumption and Intimate Partner Violence: Long-Term Effects of a Temporary Alcohol Ban (2026)
Working Paper: Alcohol Consumption and Intimate Partner Violence: Long-Term Effects of a Temporary Alcohol Ban (2025)
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