Government spending, recession, and suicide: evidence from Japan
Abstract Backgrounds Austerity has been shown to have an adverse influence on people’s mental health and suicide rates. Most existing studies have focused on the governments’ reactions to a single event, for example, the Great Recession of 2008. Methods This study focused on significant changes in f...
Main Authors: | Tetsuya Matsubayashi, Kozue Sekijima, Michiko Ueda |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-8264-1 |
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