| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7243846 | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We show that adjusted suicide rates tend to be highest in happy places. ⺠We use data on a random sample of more than one million individuals across the US states. ⺠We replicate our key result on country-level data for Europe. ⺠The explanation for this empirical paradox is currently unknown. ⺠It may be that it is particularly painful to be unhappy if surrounded by happy individuals.
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Authors
Mary C. Daly, Andrew J. Oswald, Daniel Wilson, Stephen Wu,