Time-series analyses were carried out to explore the importance of sociological and economic variables in accounting for the suicide rate in the U.S.A. and in Taiwan for 1952-1984. Sociological variables (divorce and female labor force participation) played similar roles in the multiple...

The changing rate of infant mortality over time in the U.S.A. from 1940 to 1986 and the variation in the infant mortality rate over the states were both found to be associated with the illegitimacy rates.

The strong association between unemployment and suicide was found in an examination of annual changes in both of these rates in the USA. However, the association between unemployment and suicide appears to be strong in the United States, but weak or non-existent in other nations.

Although it has been argued that unemployment results in an increased suicide rate in a society, this association was found in the present study in only a minority of a sample of nations with data available for the period 1950-85.

Data from 180 respondents indicated that there was a consistent attitude-action pattern which distinguished online shoppers from non-shoppers. Internet users showed a consistent pattern in seeking information from the Internet and making online purchases. While the predictors of purchasing 15...

This review illustrates how a variety of economic models can be applied to suicidal behaviour, including a cost-benefit analysis, a demand-supply model, a labour force participation analogy, signalling game theory, investment under uncertainty, and economic definitions of irrationality.