Dynamic impacts of lockdown on domestic violence: Evidence from multiple policy shifts in Chile

Sonia Bhalotra, Emilia Brito, Damian Clarke, Pilar Larroulet and Francisco Pino

No wp-2021-189, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: We leverage staggered implementation of lockdown across Chile's 346 municipalities, identifying dynamic impacts on domestic violence. Using administrative data, we find lockdown imposition increases indicators of distress related to domestic violence, while decreasing domestic violence reports to the police. We identify male job loss as a mechanism driving distress, and female job loss as driving decreased reporting. Stimulus payments to poor households act on both margins, their impacts partially differentiated by lockdown status.

Keywords: Domestic violence; Social protection; COVID-19; Lockdown; Public health; Welfare impact (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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