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Social Distancing, Stimulus Payments, and Domestic Violence: Evidence from the US during COVID-19
We examine the effects of social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on the reporting of domestic violence to the police in the United States. Using daily domestic violence calls from 31 police departments for the January-September 2020 (compared to 2019), we find that the early spike in police calls disappears around mid-April, coinciding with the distribution of CARES Act stimulus payments. We observe that domestic violence calls for areas with higher concentration of Hispanics and noncitizens remain elevated even after this period. These results underscore the importance of improved access to social safety programs in combating domestic violence.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 15098
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Wirtschaft
Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Erten, Bilge
Keskin, Pinar
Prina, Silvia
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
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Bonn
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2022
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Erten, Bilge
- Keskin, Pinar
- Prina, Silvia
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2022
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