Citation

Sameem S, Buryi P. Appl. Econ. Lett. 2019; 26(12): 1049-1052.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13504851.2018.1529390

PMID

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Abstract

This study considers the level of demonstrated happiness and unhappiness, the latter measured by the conditional probability of committing suicide within groups that are facing a higher unemployment rate and those that are not. Using individual-level US data from 1989 to 2004, our findings indicate that individuals have lower rates of suicide or are 'happy' when they live in a state that has lower unemployment rate. © 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Language: en

Keywords

United States; suicide; mortality; psychology; Unemployment; unemployment; human behavior; happiness