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Does the Gender Wage Gap Influence Intimate Partner Violence in Brazil?

Evidence from Administrative Health Data

Elizaveta Perova, Sarah Reynolds and Ian Schmutte
Published online before print June 06, 2023, 0421-11603R4; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0421-11603R4
Elizaveta Perova
aThe World Bank, Washington, DC.
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bThe University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
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cThe University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
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