Abstract
This study investigates the impact of conflict intensity on married women’s
employment and intimate partner violence (IPV) in Nepal during and after
the civil conflicts. Analyzing five waves of the Nepal Demographic and
Health Survey, it reveals a negative short- and long-term effect of conflict
on work probabilities for women facing reduced economic opportunities and
delayed human capital accumulation. However, this result masks substantial
heterogeneity by subgroups. The older cohort experiences a temporary
negative effect, while the impact is enduring for younger cohorts. The longrun
effect of conflict intensity was more sustained for married women who were
children or teenagers at the onset of the war compared to older cohorts. These
results hold under IV regressions. Data availability restricts our analysis of IPV
to the post-war years. The study does not find a direct impact of conflict on the
stated IPV experiences of married women but identifies an indirect effect.
employment and intimate partner violence (IPV) in Nepal during and after
the civil conflicts. Analyzing five waves of the Nepal Demographic and
Health Survey, it reveals a negative short- and long-term effect of conflict
on work probabilities for women facing reduced economic opportunities and
delayed human capital accumulation. However, this result masks substantial
heterogeneity by subgroups. The older cohort experiences a temporary
negative effect, while the impact is enduring for younger cohorts. The longrun
effect of conflict intensity was more sustained for married women who were
children or teenagers at the onset of the war compared to older cohorts. These
results hold under IV regressions. Data availability restricts our analysis of IPV
to the post-war years. The study does not find a direct impact of conflict on the
stated IPV experiences of married women but identifies an indirect effect.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Feminist Economics |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 6 2024 |
Keywords
- Women’s employment, intimate partner violence, added worker effect, conflict, Nepal
