Do spouses negotiate in the shadow of the law? Evidence from unilateral divorce, suicides, and homicides in Mexico Academic Article in Scopus uri icon

abstract

  • © 2019 Elsevier B.V.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.

publication date

  • February 1, 2020