that the general adult male mortality crisis in the region had a ?feedback? effect on suicide rates, with the loss of a …Male suicide rates in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and the Baltic countries increased substantially in the early 1990s and … are now the highest in the world. To what extent is this suicide epidemic explained by the macroeconomic instability …

suicide rates. Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent … reduction in the total suicide rate, an 11 percent reduction in the suicide rate of 20- through 29-year-old males, and a 9 … percent reduction in the suicide rate of 30- through 39-year-old males. Estimates of the relationship between legalization and …

A recent debate in the medical literature has arisen around the mortality effects of obesity. Whereas it has been … undermines the notion that economic growth comes with health warnings. We revisit this debate going over the mortality effects of …

mortality and infant health and then consider how the estimated effects vary when the analysis is conducted at differing levels … effect on mortality but that state and regional economic conditions are stronger predictors. I also leverage county …

that the general adult male mortality crisis in the region had a ‘feedback’ effect on suicide rates, with the loss of a …Male suicide rates in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and the Baltic countries increased substantially in the early 1990s and … are now the highest in the world. To what extent is this suicide epidemic explained by the macroeconomic instability …

effects of suicide thoughts and suicide attempts on the work and schooling activities of young adults as well as on their … control for past suicide thoughts and attempts of the individuals from their high school years as well as the suicide … suicide thoughts and suicide attempts decrease the hourly wage rate and the probability that a young adult individual works …

survey data, we assess six possible explanations for this upsurge in mortality. Most find little support in the data: the … mortality rates. The two factors that do appear to be important are alcohol consumption, especially as it relates to external … causes of death (homicide, suicide, and accidents) and stress associated with a poor outlook for the future. However, a large …