1. Irrigation and Intimate Partner Violence in India.
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Fredriksson, Per G. and Gupta, Satyendra Kumar
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IRRIGATION farming , *INTIMATE partner violence , *SOCIAL isolation , *SOCIAL norms , *IRRIGATION - Abstract
AbstractThis paper proposes and tests the hypotheses that (i) a legacy of irrigation agriculture is associated with a greater prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV); and (ii) the presence of loamy soils strengthens this association. The proposed mechanisms are that irrigation agriculture has resulted in a tendency for women to be socially isolated and a cultural acceptance of IPV. We use individual survey data from India and an exogenous measure of historical irrigation. We find empirical support for our hypotheses and proposed mechanisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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