RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Health, Human Capital and Domestic Violence JF Journal of Human Resources JO J Hum Resour FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 1115-7543R5 DO 10.3368/jhr.56.4.1115-7543R5 A1 Nicholas W. Papageorge A1 Gwyn C. Pauley A1 Mardge Cohen A1 Tracey E. Wilson A1 Barton H. Hamilton A1 Robert A. Pollak YR 2019 UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2019/11/07/jhr.56.4.1115-7543R5.abstract AB We treat health as a form of human capital and hypothesize that women with more human capital face stronger incentives to make costly investments with future payoffs, such as avoiding abusive partners and reducing drug use. To test this hypothesis, we exploit the unanticipated introduction of an HIV treatment, HAART, which dramatically improved HIV+ women’s health. We find that after the introduction of HAART HIV+ women who experienced increases in expected longevity exhibited a decrease in domestic violence of 15% and in drug use of 15-20%. We rule out confounding via secular trends using a control group of healthier women.