title: Suicide as an indicator of quality of life: apparent conflict between microeconomic and macroeconomic approaches.
abstract: While a low incidence of suicide may indicate a high quality of life for individuals, the reverse may be true at the societal level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics and International Business, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*