Purpose: Quarantine is necessary to reduce the community spread of the Coronavirus
disease, but it also has serious psychological and socially disruptive consequences. This is …

In late December 2019, a series of acute atypical respiratory disease occurred in Wuhan,
China, which rapidly spread to other areas worldwide. It was soon discovered that a novel …

With the COVID-19 outbreak imposing stay at home and social distancing policies, warnings
about the impact of lockdown and its economic consequences on domestic violence have …

Globally, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, reports of domestic abuse have
increased. Using scientific and news reports about violence against women during COVID …

Abstract Domestic violence in South Africa is a consequence of the complex interplay of
patriarchy, culture, and the negative masculine construct. The patriarchal cultural beliefs and …

Domestic abuse encompasses a range of damaging behaviors beyond physical violence,
including economic and emotional abuse. We analyze the impact of cohabiting with an …

This publication presents two independent and complementary studies on the impact of the
mandatory COVID-19 lockdowns on domestic violence in Argentina. The first study …

Reducing gender inequality in economic opportunities is considered valuable in its own
right and a critical element in ending poverty and boosting economic prosperity. Does the …

This paper considers whether the COVID-19 stay-at-home order affected crimes targeting
women. To answer this question, we use national municipal-level crime data from Mexico's …

There are several theoretical approaches to understanding predictors of intimate partner
violence [IPV] perpetrated against women globally. Economic theoretical approaches are …