Wage Inequality, Unemployment, Economic and Sociological Correlates of Suicide
Date Issued
2008
Date
2008
Author(s)
Chu, An-Tien
Abstract
This study combines sociological and economic variables to examine the suicide rates in Taiwan from 1976-2003. Global trade causes worse wage inequality between skilled and unskilled workers, and whether it leads to the suicide rates increase is what this article mostly identified. Indeed the result is consistent with the assumption：the bigger the wage gap, the higher the suicide rates. A 1% increase in wage gap is associated with a 0.75% increase in total suicide rates. The effects of wage gap on suicide on the females seem to be stronger than the males. Contrary to prior studies, suicide is not sensitive to age and it can be explained by The National Health Insurance probably. A combination of sociological and economic factors is feasible to account for suicide is shown again. This article also uncovered some gender differences of suicide such as unemployment, divorce and wage inequality, which possibly caused by gender roles. Lastly, this is the first research about the impact of wage inequality on suicide.
Subjects
suicide
wage inequality
wage gap
unemployment
divorce
Type
thesis
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