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Spousal Disagreement in Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence in Kenya

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  • Johannes Haushofer
  • Charlotte Ringdal
  • Jeremy Shapiro
  • Xiao Yu Wang

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We investigate differences in spousal reports of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and men using a sample of 800 couples in rural Kenya. We find that up to one-third of couples disagree but that disagreement varies by violence type and victim's gender. We study the role of gender attitudes in explaining this heterogeneity. We find that couples with more gender-unequal attitudes are more likely to agree on violence against women and less likely to agree on violence against men. This suggests that gender norms govern reporting by the victim. Thus, discrepancies may result even if perpetrators report accurately.

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  • Johannes Haushofer & Charlotte Ringdal & Jeremy Shapiro & Xiao Yu Wang, 2020. "Spousal Disagreement in Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence in Kenya," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 110, pages 620-624, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:110:y:2020:p:620-24
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20201049
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    1. Carolina Castilla & David M. A. Murphy, 2023. "Bidirectional intimate partner violence: Evidence from a list experiment in Kenya," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 32(1), pages 175-193, January.
    2. Bussolo,Maurizio & Sarma,Nayantara & Williams,Anaise Marie, 2021. "It Takes Two (To Make Things Right) : Women's Empowerment and Couple Concordance in South Asia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9545, The World Bank.

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    JEL classification:

    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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