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Comparing economic and social interventions to reduce intimate partner violence: evidence from Central and Southern Africa

Iyengar, Radha and Ferrari, Giulia ORCID: 0000-0002-1670-4905 (2011) Comparing economic and social interventions to reduce intimate partner violence: evidence from Central and Southern Africa. NBER Working papers (16902). National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA.

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Identification Number: 10.3386/w16902

Abstract

The empowerment of women within households remains a major issue around the world including in Africa. We have conducted a study in Burundi coupling discussion sessions with microfinancing to determine if they enhance the role of women in decisions regarding household purchases and the reduction of domestic violence. We compare our findings to that from a published study in South Africa that combined discussion sessions on life skills and health on reduction in domestic violence and decisions on economic issues. Both studies used randomized controlled experiments. Both studies show a trend towards increases in household authority, with the Burundi study showing statistical significance. In South Africa there was a large, albeit short lived decrease in domestic violence. In Burundi there was small reduction but trends suggest a longer duration. The effects on overall empowerment are small. These studies suggest that a more sustained use of discussion sessions may result in longer and more sustained economic and social empowerment. Future research could focus on the longer term effects of the use of discussion sessions and investigate how the observed impacts can be sustained in magnitude and duration.

Item Type: Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL: https://www.nber.org/papers.html
Additional Information: © 2011 The Authors
Divisions: Economics
IGA: Centre for Women Peace and Security
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
JEL classification: D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G21 - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Suicide, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J12 - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
Date Deposited: 09 Mar 2020 11:27
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2024 04:09
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/103702

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