Citation

Antonakakis N, Collins A. Econ. Lett. 2018; 166: 90-93.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.econlet.2018.02.013

PMID

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Abstract

Suicide rates from a global sample of 73 countries over the period 1990-2010 are empirically explored. We find evidence of an 'N-shaped' suicidal Kuznets curve between per capita income and suicide rates in the male population of 25-34, 34-54 and 55-74 age groups and the female population of the 55-74 age group. These results remain firm to several robustness checks.

Keywords

Fertility; GDP growth; Kuznets curve; Life expectancy; Suicide; Unemployment