The effect of job loss and unemployment duration on suicide risk in the United States: A new look using mass-layoffs and unemployment duration

Health Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 338-350

  Classen, Timothy J ^a   Dunn, Richard A ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aggregate panel data; mortality; suicide; unemployment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856341395     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1719     Document Type: Article

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