TY - RPRT AU - Karimi, Arizo AU - Niknami, Susan AU - Ornstein, Petra AU - Sandberg, Anna AU - Mühlrad, Hanna TI - Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration: Risk Factors and Consequences PY - 2026/Jun/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 18742 UR - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp18742 AB - Using large-scale Swedish administrative data, we study the risk factors and causal consequences of intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV perpetrators and victims are disproportionately drawn from disadvantaged backgrounds, and sibling correlations indicate that family background accounts for roughly one third of the variation in male IPV perpetration and female IPV victimization. Exploiting a matched difference-in-differences design, we document large persistent negative effects of IPV on victims’ labor market outcomes and health, with the social welfare system more than offsetting earnings losses on average. Perpetrators experience sharp earnings declines and deteriorating health. Our findings suggest that IPV amplifies existing socioeconomic inequalities. KW - intimate partner violence KW - gender inequality KW - labor supply KW - mental health KW - crime ER -