Research
Work in Progress
Lethality Assessment Program and Intimate Partner Violence (joint with Nuria Rodriguez-Planas and Jennifer Roff)
Using FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) from 2004 to 2019, we estimate the impact of the lethality assessment program (LAP) implemented in 2010 in Delaware on fatal and non-fatal intimate partner violence (IPV) in Delaware in 2010. LAP is designed to empower IPV victims by informing them of their risk of being killed by their partner, offering immediate access to social services, and persuading them to seek help proactively. Using agency-level data and synthetic difference in differences approach, we find that LAP significantly decreased non-fatal IPV by 199 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, representing a decline by 28%. The Poisson regression show that the fatal IPV (IP homicide) are decreased by 37%. Estimates are driven by women who are girlfriends, and younger than 30 years old.
The Impact of Dependent Care Mandate on Intimate Partner Violence (joint with Nuria Rodriguez-Planas and Zachary Fone)
The Affordable Care Act’s dependent coverage mandate (DCM) led roughly two million young adults to enroll in a parent’s employer-sponsored health insurance plan. This paper provides the first evidence on whether the DCM affected intimate partner violence (IPV), an important spillover of expanded healthcare coverage. Using data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System from 2008 to 2013, we estimate that the expansion of DCM reduced IPV incidents involving women ages 22-25 by about 6.5 percent relative to women ages 27-29. Our mechanism analysis shows several channels consistent with this decline: fewer large out-of-pocket medical expenses, greater autonomy in partner choice, and increased co-residence with parents.