This study contributes to the literature on legal institutions and determinants of adult mortality. The paper explores the relationship between the presence of domestic violence legislation and women-to-men adult mortality rates. Using panel data for about 95 economies between 1990 and 2012, the analysis finds that having domestic violence legislation leads to lower women-to-men adult mortality rates. According to conservative estimations, domestic...
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2016/04/05
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政策研究报告
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WPS7622
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2016/04/05
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Absent laws and missing women: can domestic violence legislation reduce female mortality ?
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adult mortality rate