Exam 3: Economics of Violence Against Women

How does the 1976 U.N. International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) relate to violence against women?

What are the four sources of vulnerability of women, according to Hines and Malley-Morrison (2004)?

What incentives might be useful in stopping the abuse of women by abusers in violent relationships?

When is it efficient to allow violence against women to continue?

What did the 1993 U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) succeed in getting passed that relates to violence against women?

What happens to the household production function if violence against women means that the male makes the choice about household consumption?

What is prevalence as it relates to violence against women?

What are some of the choices a perpetrator of violence against women makes?

What are some reasons the female in a violent relationship may be reluctant to leave the relationship?

What are some of the limitations faced by decision makers outside of the violent relationship?

What is the main legislation in the United States related to violence against women?

What are the basic costs of preventing violence against women?

Do income transfers to females increase or decrease violence against women?

What are direct intangible costs of violence against women?

What are some of the choices a female in a violent relationship may face?

What are some aspects of disutility a female victim of violence may have?

What is physical violence and what are some types of physical violence?

What is the largest group that perpetuates violence against women?

What is the difference between domestic violence and intimate partner violence?

At what levels is communication needed to protect women from violence?