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 …

This article presents the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and
correlates of different forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) among women and men in …

This paper examines whether divorce laws affect intimate partner violence (IPV) in the
context of a develo** country. Exploiting the state-level variation in the timing of the …

Objective This study analyzes heterogeneity in divorce rates after the 1987 transition from
mutual consent to unilateral no‐fault divorce in Finland. Background Marriage and divorce …

From 2008 to 2018, Mexican states introduced unilateral no-fault divorce. Using state-level
variation in the timing and adoption of these divorce laws, we study how the legislation …

Over the past three decades, educational attainment in Mexico has grown substantially. This
increase in educational attainment may affect marriage patterns through the growing supply …

We find that state-level no-fault divorce reforms in Mexico had no impact on female suicide
or homicide rates. Unlike in high-income countries (Stevenson and Wolfers (2006) …

Policies that extend the school day in elementary school provide an implicit childcare
subsidy for families. As such, they can affect parents' time allocation and family dynamics …

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of femicide laws in combating gender-based killings
of women, a major cause of premature female mortality globally. Focusing on Mexico, a …

In this study, we consider the initial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on family formation
and dissolution. We use national microdata covering all marriages and divorces in Mexico …