Works in Progress
Sentencing Severity and Domestic Violence
with Rui Costa, Olivia Masi and Matteo Sandi
We estimate the impact of sentencing severity on the dynamics of domestic violence. The study uses ten years of merged individual-level administrative registers on domestic violence cases brought to the police and family linkages for Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). Leveraging Brazil’s “Lei do Feminicidio”, which was implemented in March 2015 to include the crime of “femicide” in the Brazilian penal law, we find that sentencing severity significantly affects the behavior of both offenders and victims of domestic violence. Our results show that the policy change seemingly deterred potential offenders by reducing the incidence of domestic violence, and that victims of domestic violence became more likely to ask for protective measures.
Fighting Domestic Violence: the Role of Monitoring Policies
with Rui Costa, Olivia Masi and Matteo Sandi
Violence, State Presence, and Businesses: Evidence from Rio de Janeiro
Drug Cartles and Deforestation in the Amazon
with Lisa Beihy Pacheco