Sexual Violence against Women and Labor Market Outcomes
利用Add Health数据，发现针对女性的性暴力使其劳动参与率降低6.6%、平均工资降低5.1%，且部分影响通过心理和生理健康渠道传导。
This study is the first in the economics literature to explore the labor market consequences of sexual violence toward women. Using data from the Add Health, we find that sexual violence against women is associated with a 6.6 percent lower probability of labor force participation and 5.1 percent lower average wages. These estimates are robust to controls for unobserved heterogeneity at the school- and family-levels, as well as detailed controls for personality, personal discount rates, and risk preferences. We find that the adverse labor market effects of sexual violence are partially explained by its adverse psychological and physical consequences.