Modelling suicide and unemployment: longitudinal analysis covering 63 countries

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366%2814%2900118-7/abstract

28 8 11 years ago

While I haven't looked into it I expect that suicides increased during the subprime meltdown, also that many turned to a life of crime with some committing murder.

Yet none of the bankers have gone to prison.

I was once a suicide hotline counselor. People have many reasons to commit suicide. In every case that I know about it is something that can be overcome if one can find a way to survive. A man once jumped off the golden gate bridge. As he fell, he realized that in reality he had no problems. Well, one problem.

He had just jumped.

However he was one of the very few to survive.

spacehome2• 11 years ago

I don't know about suicide, but many people theorized at the time that crime would rise during the Great Recession in the US. However, counter-intuitively, crime continued its decades-long decline. Why this happened is the subject of debate.

mercer• 11 years ago

Interesting. Did it at least slow down in decline, or was there no noticeable difference during the Great Recession?

dummy79532• 11 years ago

Perhaps due to the privatization of prisons?

dummy79532• 11 years ago

I recall reading somewhere that the move to unleaded gasoline may have had an effect. Also abortion rates.

Modelling suicide and unemployment: longitudinal analysis covering 63 countries

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