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dc.titleSocial Pensions and Intimate Partner Violence against Older Women
dc.contributor.authorBellés-Obrero, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorLa Mattina, Giulia
dc.contributor.authorYe, Han
dc.contributor.orgunitGender and Diversity Division
dc.coverageMexico
dc.date.available2025-09-11T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2025-09-11T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractThe prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence (IPV) among older women are severely understudied. This paper documents that the incidence of IPV remains high at old ages and provides the first evidence of the impact of access to income on IPV for older women. We leverage a Mexican reform that lowered the eligibility age for a non-contributory pension and a difference-in-differences approach. Women's eligibility for the pension increases their probability of being subjected to economic, psychological, and physical IPV. The estimated effects are found only among women in the short-term and are more pronounced for women who experienced family violence in childhood and those from poorer households. In contrast, we show that IPV does not increase when men become eligible for the non-contributory pension. Looking at potential mechanisms, we find suggestive evidence that men use violence as a tool to control women's resources. Additionally, women reduce paid employment after becoming eligible for the pension, which may result in more time spent at home and greater exposure to violent partners.
dc.format.extent68
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013209
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Social-Pensions-and-Intimate-Partner-Violence-against-Older-Women.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Pensiones-sociales-y-violencia-de-genero-contra-las-personas-mayores.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSexual Violence
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectPension Systems
dc.subjectNon Contributory Pension
dc.subjectEmployment-Based Pension
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectPopulation Aging
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectIntimate Partner Violence
dc.subjectGender-Based Violence
dc.subjectRetirement Saving
dc.subjectConditional Cash Transfer
dc.subjectIncome Support
dc.subjectViolence Prevention
dc.subjectDomestic Violence
dc.subject.jelcodeI10 - Health: General
dc.subject.jelcodeI12 - Health Behavior
dc.subject.jelcodeI14 - Health and Inequality
dc.subject.jelcodeI31 - General Welfare, Well-Being
dc.subject.keywordsNon-contributory pension;intimate partner violence;retirement;Income
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01640
idb.operationRG-T3729
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