TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - The debt crisis, austerity measures, and suicide in Greece
JO  - Social Science Quarterly
A1  - Kubrin, C.E.
A1  - Bartos, B.J.
A1  - McCleary, R.
SP  - 120
EP  - 140
VL  - 103
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-4941
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13118
ID  - ref1
ER  -