#2616. Domestic violence and workfare: An evaluation of Indias MGNREGS

December 2026publication date
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Geography, Planning and Development;
Economics and Econometrics;
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Abstract:
The article analyzes how the pay program in India mediates the impact of income surges on domestic violence. Using the phased roll-out of MGNREGS, a difference-in-differences strategy was applied to show that the implementation of MGNREGS mitigated the impact of adverse storm shocks on reported domestic violence crimes at the district level by 8 to 22 percent. Using additional household data from the Human Development Survey, the mediating effects of MGNREGS on storm shocks and the possible empowerment of women were investigated.
Keywords:
domestic violence; Work; wages

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