equilibrium effect of higher wages in the presence of criminal pressure groups, who use both bribes and violence? By means of a … limit corruption, but also foster the use of violence as an alternative tool to influence policymaking …

high temperatures increase intense violence among the incarcerated. Days with unsafe heat index levels shift both the … intensive and extensive margins of violence, raising daily violent interactions by 20%, and the probability of any violence by … 18%. Our setting cleanly identifies the effect of heat on violence, and highlights previously unobserved social costs of …

In most societies, a small number of people commit the most serious violence. Short-term studies have shown that … violence, especially when policymakers are searching for alternatives to aggressive policing and incarceration …

conflict-affected countries. This module will enable researchers to address specific violence-related issues comparatively … survey designs in conflict-affected areas. We review existing conflict- and violence-related questionnaires, with a special … in order to deepen the understanding of the nature of violent conflict and the channels whereby conflict and violence …

contracts, or to seek protection from competitors' improper behaviors. In these contexts, violence is used to enforce previous … first piece of evidence on the causal effect of illegality on systemic violence. Brazil has historically been the main world … increases in violence after prohibition in areas with: (i) higher share of mahogany exports before prohibition; (ii) higher …

migration rates of about 60 percent that lasted for a few months: after five months, migration rates reverted back to pre-violence … women and children. We show that violence was the main treatment channel, with variation in the intensity and nature of … violence explaining the magnitude and persistence of the migration response. While migration costs, migrant networks, and land …

Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa have some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence across the globe. This … partner violence. Impacts are larger among females who were already sexually active at baseline. We develop a model to … understand the mechanisms at play. The soccer intervention improves male attitudes around violence and risky sexual behaviors …

violence may erode community engagement with law enforcement and highlight the call-to-shot ratio as a natural measure of …