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2nd WORKSHOP ON
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: DRIVERS AND POLICIES
Barcelona, October 1-2, 2025
The European Research Council (ERC) WomEmpower project and the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) will host their 2nd Workshop on Violence Against Women: Drivers and Policies on October 1 and 2, 2025. The workshop aims to bring together original research that uses population-based data from a wide variety of sources (for example, hospital records; police records; or face-to-face survey interviews) and aims at better understanding which factors, policies, or interventions increase or decrease the risk of victimization or perpetration against women and/or female partners. Studies that identify the mechanisms driving IPV in high-income countries and the population subgroups most at risk of victimization in those countries will be prioritized. Research on low- and middle-income countries will also be considered. The accepted papers will be presented in contributed sessions. There will be two plenary sessions.
Keynote Speakers
Professor of Economics at Aalto University
Keynote presentation: The Economic Impact of Rape
Professor of Economics at the University of Munich and Director of the Center for Labor and Demographic Economics at the IFO Institute
Keynote presentation: Deterrence or Backlash? Arrests and the Dynamics of Domestic Violence
The presentations
Pinar Keskin (Wellesley College), "Can Health Services Curb Violence? Evidence from Substance Use Treatment and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)"
Gokhan Kumpas (Cal State University, Los Angeles), “Actually I Don’t: The Impact of Warrantless Arrest Laws on Divorce & Marriage”
Lidia Farré (IAE), “Did They Even Know It Was Harassment? Shifting Perceptions Through Information”
Ruti Levtov (Prevention Collaborative), “Policy Options for Reducing Violence Against Women: A literature review, conceptual framework, and research agenda”
Kristiina Huttunen (Aalto University), “Economic Impact of Rape”
Carmen Aina (Università del Piemonte Orientale), “High Temperatures and Gender-Based Violence”
Sevinc Bermek (Kings College London), “Protest Exposure and Civic Virtue: Effects on Gender Norms and GBV Policy Preferences”
Helmut Rainer (University of Munich and Director of the Center for Labor and Demographic Economics at the ifo Institute), “Deterrence or Backlash? Arrests and the Dynamics of Domestic Violence”
Dan Anderberg (University of Royal Holloway) “Intimate Partner Violence and Children’s Human Capital”
Susan Niknami talking about the impact of alcohol availability on VAW
Pinar Keskin presenting her work on substance use treatment and IPV
Zachary Fone talking about dependent care and IPV
Gokhan Kumpas talking about the impact of warrantless arrest laws on divorce and marriage
Alvin Christian on restraining orders, DV, women's labor market, and marriage
Dhanie Nugroho on food assistance transformation and DV
Elard Amaya showing the impact of extreme weather on gender-based violence in Peru
Beatriz Ribeiro talking about sentencing severity and DV
Rikhia Bhukta presenting the impact of mandatory marriage registration on DV
Melanie Lautrup explaining partner age gaps and the risk of IPV
Lidia Farré on shifting perception of harassment through information
Ruti Levtov showing some insights into policy options for reducing VAW
Kristiina Huttunen explaining the economic impact of rape
Carmen Aina on high temperatures and gender-based violence
Sevinc Bermek on protest exposure and civic virtue and its effects on gender norms and GBV policy preferences
Dan Anderberg talking about IPV and children's human capital
Helmut Rainer on arrests and the dynamics of DV
Marta Curull-Sentís presenting the impact of paternity leave on IPV
Samuel Kang on abortion clinic closures and family formation
Aly McTague talking about firearms laws and VAW
Maëlle Stricot explaining how media coverage shapes judicial responses to VAW
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