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Many researchers argue that the outbreak of a financial crisis and the rise of unemployment rate increase the suicide rate, and present some empirical evidence. However, this relationship is different across countries. The analysis of the relationship between the business cycle and suicide reveals t...

Many researchers argue that the outbreak of a financial crisis and the rise of unemployment rate increase the suicide rate, and present some empirical evidence. However, this relationship is different across countries. The analysis of the relationship between the business cycle and suicide reveals that economic fluctuations had a very strong influence in the suicide rate in Korea, whereas the suicide rates of Argentina and Mexico were only slightly affected by economic fluctuations. As for Brazil, economic situation had no effect on suicide. The reasons of this difference are: internet access and demand, unequal distribution of income and egalitarianism, family dissolution, and the pressure given to the head of household.

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