Daly, Mary C.; Oswald, Andrew J.; Wilson, Daniel; Wu, … - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 80 (2011) 3, pp. 435-442
Suicide kills more Americans each year than die in motor accidents. Yet its causes remain poorly understood. We suggest in this paper that the level of others’ happiness may be a risk factor for suicide (although one's own happiness likely protects one from suicide). Using U.S. and...