Does unemployment increase suicide rates? The OECD panel evidence

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 575-582

  Noh, Yong Hwan ^a  

^a Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Interaction effects; Suicide; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650744827     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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