Identifying the Causal Effect of Alcohol Abuse on the Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence by Men Using a Natural Experiment

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is widespread and has substantial negative consequences. Researchers have documented a strong positive correlation between alcohol abuse and IPV. However, alcohol abuse is potentially endogenous to IPV. We deal with this problem by exploring a unique instrumental vari...

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Volume:	82
Main Author:	Susan L. Averett Yang Wang
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	HOBOKEN Southern Economic Association 01.01.2016 WILEY
published in:	Southern economic journal Vol. 82; no. 3; pp. 697 - 724
Data of publication:	20160101
ISSN:	0038-4038 2325-8012
EISSN:	2325-8012
Discipline:	Economics
Bibliography:	Department of Economics, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042, USA, E‐mail wangy@lafayette.edu . Institute for Research in Labor‐IZA Bonn, Germany
Subjects:	Statistical significance Women Domestic violence Alcohol abuse Terrorism Violence Intimate partner violence Alcoholic beverages Alcohol drinking Alcohols I18 JEL Classification: I12 J12 Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Causes of Drunkenness (Criminal law) Family violence Social aspects PROBLEM DRINKING COUPLES RESIDENTS DATING VIOLENCE CIGARETTES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HEALTH PREVALENCE CONSUMPTION NEW-YORK
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2016 Web of Knowledge Web of Science Gale General OneFile (A&I only) Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS