@article{ref1,
title="Is trade a blessing or a curse? A panel data analysis of the determinants of depressive disorders",
journal="International journal of public health",
year="2020",
author="Lin, Yu-Chun and Chang, Yu-Hung and Yan, Huang-Ting",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Given the speculation of the market economy causing an epidemic of depression, this study aimed to examine the influence of international trade on the prevalence of depressive disorders.   METHODS: We used panel data from 1993 to 2015 covering 170 countries (n = 3787) and applied fixed effects regression models. We modeled the prevalence of depressive disorders as a function of international trade, adjusting for economic development, economic growth, and population size. Regime types, media freedom, and capital-labor ratio were included as moderators.   RESULTS: A 100% point increase in the value of international trade indicated a 0.09% point decrease in the prevalence of depressive disorders (- 0.09, confidence interval [CI] - 0.01 to - 0.18). However, this effect existed only for democratic countries (- 0.15, CI - 0.03 to - 0.28). The effect was more prevalent when the governments allowed the media more freedom (score of 100, - 0.31, CI - 0.17 to - 0.45) or when a country's capital-labor ratio of endowments was high (50,000, - 0.22, CI - 0.08 to - 0.35).   CONCLUSIONS: Trade brings about positive mental health outcomes in democracies, countries having free media, or capital-abundant economies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-8556",
doi="10.1007/s00038-020-01410-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01410-6"
}