Breaking the Cycle? Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Violence
利用土耳其义务教育改革，发现增加母亲教育能减少童年遭受家暴的女性对自己孩子的身体虐待，但对未受虐者无影响，且心理健康改善是潜在渠道。
Abstract 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.