Education is a Remedy for Domestic Violence: Evidence from a Schooling Law Change

Posted: 8 Nov 2018 Last revised: 4 Apr 2022

Date Written: November 7, 2018

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between female education and domestic violence by utilizing a change in compulsory schooling. We replicate the study of Erten and Keskin (2018) using a more recent dataset. Contrary to their findings, we show that the reform induced increase in schooling for women reduces physical and sexual violence while social and financial control behaviors remain unchanged. Improvements in marriage market outcomes seem to be the dominant channel through which education affects domestic violence. Better education has improved partner quality, whereas women’s gender attitudes and labor market outcomes have not changed.

Keywords: Domestic Violence, Education, Marriage Market Match, Regression Discontinuity

JEL Classification: J12, J16, I26

Suggested Citation

Abdurahimov, Ramiz and Akyol, Pelin, Education is a Remedy for Domestic Violence: Evidence from a Schooling Law Change (November 7, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3280153 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3280153

Ramiz Abdurahimov

Bilkent University ( email )

Bilkent, Ankara 06533
Turkey

Pelin Akyol (Contact Author)

Bilkent University

Bilkent, 06533
Turkey

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