Replication data for: Can Alcohol Prohibition Reduce Violence against Women?

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Project Citation:

Luca, Dara Lee, Owens, Emily, and Sharma, Gunjan. Replication data for: Can Alcohol Prohibition Reduce Violence against Women? Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113426V1

Project Description

Summary: Violence against women is a critical problem across the world. In this paper, we exploit state and temporal variation in alcohol control in India to examine the impact of prohibition on alcohol consumption and violent crimes against women. We first use detailed household survey data to show that prohibition policies are associated with substantially lower rates of drinking among men and domestic violence. Next, we provide evidence that alcohol prohibition reduces aggregate violence against women in officially reported crime data. The results suggest that policies that restrict access to alcohol may help reduce gender violence.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
      K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
      O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
      O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

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