The effect of public spending on suicide: Evidence from U.S. state data

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 237-261

  Minoiu, Camelia ^a   Andrés, Antonio Rodríguez ^b  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b Administración de Empresas   (Chile)

Author keywords

Public health; Suicide mortality; United States; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749018285     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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