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Football, alcohol and domestic abuse

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  • Ria Ivandic
  • Tom Kirchmaier
  • Neus Torres-Blas

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Reports of domestic abuse rise after football matches. Ria Ivandic, Tom Kirchmaier and Neus Torres-Blas find that binge drinking is the key factor - with alcohol-linked violence against live-in partners happening more often on match days.

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  • Ria Ivandic & Tom Kirchmaier & Neus Torres-Blas, 2022. "Football, alcohol and domestic abuse," CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance 618, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
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    Keywords

    Wellbeing; Crime; domestic violence; football; alcohol;
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    JEL classification:

    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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