THE TIMING OF WELFARE PAYMENTS AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
研究发现，美国贫困家庭临时援助（TANF）福利支付后立即出现针对女性的亲密伴侣暴力增加，且与酒精使用相关；而每月两次支付可减少丈夫以言语暴力作为谈判工具的现象。
I examine transfer schedules for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ( TANF ) program and find a causal relationship between the time directly after welfare payments and intimate partner violence against women. This study supports the hypothesis that the husband uses threats of violence as an instrument to gain control over the allocation of household resources, and suggests that the increased incidence in physical violence after welfare payments is associated with alcohol use. Additionally, I find that states that pay TANF recipients twice a month do not have this effect on threats of violence. This suggests that smaller, more frequent payments may reduce the husband's incentive to use verbal violence as a bargaining tool.