Open AccessEffects of increased minimum wages by unemployment rate on suicide in the USA
Author(s) -
John A. Kaufman,
Leslie Salas-Hernández,
Kelli A. Komro,
Melvin D. Livingston
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of epidemiology and community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.692
H-Index - 170
eISSN - 1470-2738
pISSN - 0143-005X
DOI - 10.1136/jech-2019-212981
Subject(s) - unemployment , suicide rates , unemployment rate , economics , demographic economics , labour economics , medicine , suicide prevention , poison control , medical emergency , macroeconomics
Social welfare policies such as the minimum wage can affect population health, though the impact may differ by the level of unemployment experienced by society at a given time.
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