Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/236511 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14480
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper uses an extension of compulsory schooling in Turkey to estimate the causal effects of education on women's legal awareness of laws that were designed to reduce gender inequality and prevent domestic violence. By implementing a regression discontinuity design, we find that the reform-induced increase in female education improved legal awareness. Women exposed to the reform were more likely to have heard about the new laws and services through newspapers, journals, or books. However, despite these improvements in women's legal awareness, we find no evidence of a significant change in the risk of experiencing domestic violence or ability to quit abusive relationships.
Subjects: 
domestic violence
education
information acquisition
legal knowledge
regression discontinuity
JEL: 
J12
J16
I25
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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