Korhonen, Marko; Puhakka, Mikko; Viren, Matti - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 10, pp. 1348-1360
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of aggregate suicides in 15 OECD countries during … number of suicides. Design/methodology/approach The hardship index based on economic theory is developed. In estimating the … between macroeconomic conditions, especially changes in aggregate consumption, and suicides. The relationship appears to be …