Does Corruption Affect suicide? Econometric Evidence from OECD Countries

Eiji Yamamura (), Antonio Andres and Marina-Selini Katsaiti ()

Atlantic Economic Journal, 2012, vol. 40, issue 2, 133-145

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. Copyright International Atlantic Economic Society 2012

Keywords: Corruption; Panel data; Suicide; Well-being; OECD; D73; H75; I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s11293-012-9313-7

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