Assessing the impact of commuting on family violence
Date
2022-06
Authors
García Zavaleta, Gastón
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Rossi, Martín A.
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Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía
Abstract
I study the impact of commuting time on family violence. To avoid potential endogeneity concerns, I exploit the
exogenous variation in the commuting time provided by car accidents. Using US county-level data, I find that
when a car accident that increases commuting time occurs, the number of family violence reported cases during
the following hours decreases. I argue that the underlying mechanisms that may explain this relationship are
physical tiredness and time allocation.
Keywords: family violence, commuting, car accidents, physical tiredness, time allocation.
Keywords: family violence, commuting, car accidents, physical tiredness, time allocation.
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Fil: García Zavaleta, Gastón. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía; Argentina.