Simultaneous Hazard Rate Estimation of First Incident of Spousal Abuse and First Birth

Mansi Sharma and Steven Stern

Department of Economics Working Papers from Stony Brook University, Department of Economics

Abstract: In this paper, we examine the relationship between the first incident of spousal abuse and the first birth using data from the National Family Health Survey. We jointly estimate Cox proportional hazard rates for both events while accounting for unobserved individual characteristics that may influence the likelihood of both events. Our findings reveal a significant but very small effect of abuse on the timing of birth. Conversely, having a child delays the onset of abuse, suggesting the husband’s satisfaction within the marriage is linked to childbirth. Our findings confirm the absence of unobserved heterogeneity (selection effect) while supporting the presence of state dependence. We also find that, at any point during marriage, the risk of experiencing birth is higher than the risk of experiencing abuse; however, both processes exhibit negative duration dependence.

Date: 2024
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