Breaking the Cycle? Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Violence

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Erten, Bilge; Keskin, Pinar
• 署名单位: Northeastern University; Wellesley College
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0034-6535
• DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_00824
• 发表日期: 2020-05
• 页码: 252-268
• 关键词: compulsory schooling laws; childhood maltreatment; ABUSE; adolescents; experiences; CHILDREN; HEALTH; predictors; mortality; inference

摘要

We estimate the causal effects of education on the intergenerational transmission of violence against children by exploiting an extension of compulsory schooling in Turkey. Using a regression-discontinuity design, we find that the reform increased maternal education by one year, with stronger effects for women raised in rural areas. The increase in education among rural women led to a reduction in the perpetration of child physical abuse but only by mothers who were physically abused by their own families during childhood. Exploring potential channels, we document that these women were also more likely to experience improved mental health outcomes.