Does corruption affect suicide? Empirical evidence from OECD countries

Eiji Yamamura () and Antonio Andres

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: Panel data regressions for 24 OECD countries showed that the less corrupt a society is, the lower the total suicide rate. This effect was approximately three times larger for males than for females. It follows that corruption has a detrimental effect on social well-being.

Keywords: Corruption; Panel data; Suicide; OECD (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D73 H75 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-03-08
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