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标题：Unemployment Fluctuations and Regional Suicide: 1980 – 2006
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作者：Michael Snipes ; Timothy M. Cunha ; David D. Hemley 等
期刊名称：Journal of Applied Economics and Business Research
电子版ISSN：1927-033X
出版年度：2012
卷号：2
期号：2
页码：103-122
出版社：Journal of Applied Economics and Business Research
摘要：This study examines the potential link between macroeconomic fluctuations, using the unemployment rate as a proxy, and the probability of a person choosing to commit suicide. It extends the theory and empirical work used in previous studies by delineating the United States into nine sub-regions. This enabled testing as to whether there are significant differences in the incidence of suicides between sub-regions due to changes in general economic activity measured through changes in the unemployment rate. The focus here is to establish if this relationship is unique to any particular region(s) of the country. If so, perhaps there are significant policy implications with regard to suicide prevention by allocating our mental health resources to those areas most affected whenever there is a severe abatement in general economic activity. Examining regional variations in the rate of suicide may inform us regarding the relative causative influence of labor issues and other economic factors on the suicide decision.
关键词：Suicide; unemployment; regional variation