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Violence Against Women: A Cross-cultural Analysis for Africa / Alberto Alesina, Benedetta Brioschi, Eliana La Ferrara.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alesina, Alberto.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w21901.
- NBER working paper series no. w21901
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Other Title:
- Violence Against Women
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2016.
- Summary:
- Using a new dataset, we investigate the determinants of violence against women in Africa. We focus on cultural factors arising from pre-colonial customs and find evidence consistent with two hypotheses. First, ancient socioeconomic conditions determine social norms about gender roles, family structures and intrafamily violence which persist even when the initial conditions change. Norms about marriage patterns, living arrangements and the productive role of women are associated with contemporary violence. Second, women's contemporary economic role affects violence in a complex way which is itself related to traditional norms in ancient times and current bargaining power within the marriage.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- January 2016.
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