In this study, we extend the standard economic model of suicide by considering a new influential factor driving the voluntary death rate. Using an international sample, we estimate the model and document a robust and significant inverse relation between stock market returns and the percentage increase in suicide rates. Trends in male and female suicide are affected by market fluctuations, both contemporaneously and at a lag. This predictive quality of stock returns offers the potential to implement pro‐active suicide prevention strategies for those who could be affected by the vagaries of the market and general economic downturns.

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股票市场的波动会影响自杀率吗？

在这项研究中，我们通过考虑驱动自愿死亡率的新影响因素来扩展自杀的标准经济模型。使用国际样本，我们估计了该模型，并记录了股市收益与自杀率增加百分比之间的稳健且显着的反比关系。男性和女性自杀的趋势同时受到市场波动的影响，并且滞后。股票收益的这种可预测的质量为那些可能受到市场变化和总体经济下滑影响的人们实施主动的自杀预防策略提供了潜力。