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Can Alcohol Prohibition Reduce Violence Against Women?

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Violence against women is a critical problem across the world. In this paper, we exploit state and temporal variation in alcohol control in India to examine the impact of prohibition on alcohol consumption and violent crimes against women. We first use detailed household survey data to show that prohibition policies are associated with substantially lower rates of drinking among men and domestic violence. Next, we provide evidence that alcohol prohibition reduces aggregate violence against women in officially reported crime data. The results suggest that policies that restrict access to alcohol may help reduce gender violence.

Source: American Economic Review

DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20151120

Authors: Dara Lee Luca, Emily Owens, Gunjan Sharma

Institutions: Harvard University, Mathematica Policy Research, University of Missouri, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, World Bank

Language: English

Topic: Intimate Partner and Family Violence

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W265387543

FWCI: 3.326

Cites: 5

Cited by: 96

Related to: 10