TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - What Does It Drive the Relationship Between Suicides and Economic Conditions? New Evidence from Spain
JO  - Social indicators research
A1  - Blázquez-Fernández, C.
A1  - Cantarero-Prieto, D.
A1  - Pascual-Sáez, M.
SP  - 1087
EP  - 1099
VL  - 130
IS  - 3
N2  - In this paper we analyse suicides across the 17 Spanish regions over the period 2002-2013. In doing so, we estimate count panel data models considering gender differences taking into account before and during economic crisis periods. A range of aggregate socioeconomic regional-level factors have been considered. Our empirical results show that: (1) a socioeconomic urban-rural suicide differentials exist, (2) there exists a Mediterranean suicide pattern; and (3) unemployment levels have a marked importance during the crisis period. The results of this study may have usefulness for suicide prevention in Spain. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0303-8300
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-016-1236-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -