Citation

Kunce M. J. Stat. Economet. Meth. 2021; 10(4): 1-14.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Scientific Press International)

DOI

10.47260/jsem/1041

PMID

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Abstract

This paper revisits the purported impact of socioeconomic and social environment factors on annual, U.S. state-level suicide rates. Special attention is paid to the right-hand-side linking covariates directly to Durkheim's (1897/1951) significant contributions to established ecological suicide research.

RESULTS from a Haus-man-Taylor panel specification lend little support to Durkheim's social integra-tion/regulation hypothesis that aggregate social forces matter in explaining varia-tions in regional suicide rates. Data from 1990-2019 and the advanced empirical method support the mounting sentiment of an abiding ecological fallacy plaguing suicidology.

JEL classification numbers: C51, R11, I31.
Keywords: Hausman-Taylor, Suicide rates, Socioeconomic factors.

Language: en