@article{ref1,
title="The debt crisis, austerity measures, and suicide in Greece",
journal="Social Science Quarterly",
year="2022",
author="Kubrin, C.E. and Bartos, B.J. and McCleary, R.",
volume="103",
number="1",
pages="120-140",
abstract="BACKGROUND: How are economic downturns and suicide related?. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This study examines the link between economically driven austerity measures implemented during a recent economic downturn--the Greek debt crisis--and suicide for the population as a whole, as well as for men and women separately. <br><br>METHODS: Utilizing a 50-nation panel containing annual suicide counts and population demographics for the years 1995-2015 from the World Health Organization's Mortality archive, the analysis employs a synthetic control design, a quasi-experimental approach that allows us to causally model the relationship between Greece's International Monetary Fund-imposed austerity measures and suicide, something that has hampered prior research efforts. <br><br>RESULTS: Findings show austerity policies corresponded with increased suicide rates in Greece for the population as a whole and for men and women. Robustness tests confirm these results. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: We discuss the implications of the findings for the current economic crisis associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2022 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0038-4941",
doi="10.1111/ssqu.13118",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13118"
}