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Microeconomic Losses Due to Intimate Partner Violence Against Women (IPVAW): Three Scenarios Based on Accounting Methodology Approach

by Elena Mañas-Alcón, María-Teresa Gallo-Rivera, Luis-Felipe Rivera-Galicia and Óscar Montes-Pineda
 
Institute of Economic and Social Analysis, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, University of Alcalá, 28802 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
 

Abstract

This article thoroughly examines the multidimensional consequences of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) and estimates the monetary costs associated with this kind of violence in Spain for 2022. Based on the accounting model approach, three alternative scenarios are proposed to quantify the direct tangible costs of IPVAW from a microeconomic perspective. Each scenario considers the out-of-pocket expenditures and the opportunity cost of lost income due to IPVAW, borne by the survivor women, their families and relatives, the public sector, and the private organizations. The study utilizes microdata from the latest Spanish Macro-survey on Violence Against Women, conducted in 2019 by the Government Office against Gender-Based Violence (Spanish Government). Results show the costs ranging from EUR 1.38 billion (the most conservative estimate) to EUR 3.01 billion (the highest estimate). Further research is needed to deepen understanding of the mechanisms by which violence affects the various domains and agents of society.
 
Keywords: intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW); economic impacts; Spain