Citation

Hoehn-Velasco L, Silverio-Murillo A. Econ. Lett. 2020; 187: 108891.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108891

PMID

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Abstract

We find that state-level no-fault divorce reforms in Mexico had no impact on female suicide or homicide rates. Unlike in high-income countries (Stevenson and Wolfers (2006), Brassiolo (2016)), in Mexico, women appear unable to escape abusive marriages through a divorce.

Language: en

Keywords

Homicides; Intimate partner violence; No-fault divorce; Suicides