Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/102089 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 4875
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
We examine the economic and social determinants of suicide mortality in a panel of 25 OECD countries over the period 1970 - 2011 and explicitly analyze the effects of unemployment and labor market institutions on suicide rates. In line with a large body of literature our results suggest that unemployment increases suicide mortality, while real economic growth tends to decrease suicides. The results also indicate that unemployment benefits decrease suicides of males, while relatively strict employment protection regulations have a positive influence on suicide mortality. These findings indicate that labor market institutions may influence job satisfaction and the quality of life in industrial countries. We suggest taking into account the role of labor market institutions when analyzing the effects of institutional and economic determinants on health.
Subjects: 
panel data
suicide
employment protection
unemployment benefits
JEL: 
C23
E24
I10
J65
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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