Health economics
The Effect of Voluntary Staying at Home on Japanese Female Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Yoko Ibuka, Haruo Kakehi, Ryuki Kobayashi, Ryo Nakajima
Published: 202610.1002/hec.70078
Abstract
In Japan, female suicide increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study evaluated how pandemic-related home confinement affected female suicide. We employed a shift-share instrumental variable design to assess whether differential exposure to the…
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