Does Corruption Affect suicide? Econometric Evidence from OECD Countries

Eiji Yamamura; Antonio R. Andrés; Marina Selini Katsaiti

doi:10.1007/s11293-012-9313-7

Does Corruption Affect suicide? Econometric Evidence from OECD Countries

Eiji Yamamura, Antonio R. Andrés, Marina Selini Katsaiti

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Abstract

The question to what extent corruption influences suicide still remains unanswered. This paper examines the effect of corruption on suicide using a panel data approach for 24 OECD countries over the period 1995-2004. Our results show that suicide rates are lower in countries with lower levels of corruption. We also find evidence that this effect is approximately three times larger for males than for females. It follows from these findings that corruption has a detrimental effect on societal well-being and its effect differs based on the social position of genders.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	133-145
Number of pages	13
Journal	Atlantic Economic Journal
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11293-012-9313-7
Publication status	Published - Jun 2012

Keywords

Corruption
OECD
Panel data
Suicide
Well-being

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General Economics,Econometrics and Finance

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