Economic Analysis Of Suicide Prevention: Towards Evidence-based Policy-making (economy And Social Inclusion)
by Yasuyuki Sawada /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book examines the causes and consequences of suicide from the
perspective of economics. The approach here differs from those in
medical, psychiatric, epidemiological, and sociological studies of
suicide and is thus novel in a way that highlights the importance
of economic and institutional settings in the problem of suicide.
The authors argue that suicide imposes a tremendous economic cost
on contemporary society in a variety of ways, requiring the
government to develop an effective prevention strategy. An
empirical analysis using data from Japan and other developed
countries shows that natural disasters and economic crises increase
suicide rates, while liberal government policies favorable to the
poor can decrease them. Further, the types of effective prevention
strategies in the context of railway/subway suicides, celebrity
suicides, public awareness campaigns, and education using data
primarily from Japan are revealed. This book ultimately
contributes to an understanding of suicides and the development of
evidence-based policy proposals. The Japanese version of this book
won the 56th Nikkei Prize for Economics Books (Nikkei Keizai Tosho
Bunka Award) in 2013.
This book examines the causes and consequences of suicide from the
perspective of economics. The approach here differs from those in
medical, psychiatric, epidemiological, and sociological studies of
suicide and is thus novel in a way that highlights the importance
of economic and institutional settings in the problem of suicide.
The authors argue that suicide imposes a tremendous economic cost
on contemporary society in a variety of ways, requiring the
government to develop an effective prevention strategy. An
empirical analysis using data from Japan and other developed
countries shows that natural disasters and economic crises increase
suicide rates, while liberal government policies favorable to the
poor can decrease them. Further, the types of effective prevention
strategies in the context of railway/subway suicides, celebrity
suicides, public awareness campaigns, and education using data
primarily from Japan are revealed. This book ultimately
contributes to an understanding of suicides and the development of
evidence-based policy proposals. The Japanese version of this book
won the 56th Nikkei Prize for Economics Books (Nikkei Keizai Tosho
Bunka Award) in 2013.
Yasuyuki Sawada is Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank
and Professor of Economics at The University of Tokyo. Michiko
Ueda is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Political Science
and Economics at Waseda University. Tetsuya Matsubayashi is
Associate Professor of Osaka School of International Public
Policy (OSIPP) at Osaka University.
Yasuyuki Sawada is Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank
and Professor of Economics at The University of Tokyo. Michiko
Ueda is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Political Science
and Economics at Waseda University. Tetsuya Matsubayashi is
Associate Professor of Osaka School of International Public
Policy (OSIPP) at Osaka University.