Aktaruzzaman, KhondkerKhondkerAktaruzzamanGuha-Khasnobis, BasudebBasudebGuha-Khasnobis2025-08-282025-08-282012-10-01http://repository.iitgn.ac.in/handle/IITG2025/20193We document the extent and type of domestic violence in rural Bangladesh, using a household level survey data collected during the 2006-2007. 48% of women reported having experienced physical violence by their husband in the last 12 months. Using a regression discontinuity approach we then estimate the effect of women�s participation in microfinance programs on domestic violence at the household and the village level. Our results show that women�s participation in microfinance diminishes domestic violence neither at the household nor at the village level.en-USControl over creditDomestic violenceMicrofinanceRegression discontinuitye-Print123456789/595