, or are older and value tradition. In sharp contrast to these results, family circumstances and valuing tradition do not …

We forward the hypothesis and empirically establish that variations in the strength of family ties are rooted in … culture. In particular, we show that individualism is associated with looser family ties. We exploit the associations between …- and country-level, we find strong support that individualism reduces family ties. The estimated effects are economically …

certain role. In other words, the stress of poverty (due to unemployment) and the family support (family ties) have their … impact on the suicide index. It is attempted in this paper to examine econometrically the impact of unemployment and family …, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and …