Is assisted suicide a substitute for unassisted suicide?

Girma, Sourafel; Paton, David

doi:10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104113

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Financial transaction taxes and market structure: lessons from the gambling industry (2022)
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Garrett, T. A., Paton, D., & Williams, L. V. (in press). Financial transaction taxes and market structure: lessons from the gambling industry. Economics Bulletin, 42(4), 1901-1907

Is assisted suicide a substitute for unassisted suicide? (2022)
Journal Article
Girma, S., & Paton, D. (2022). Is assisted suicide a substitute for unassisted suicide?. European Economic Review, 145, Article 104113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104113

Posner hypothesised that the legalisation of assisted suicide may substitute for unassisted (unregulated) suicide. We test predictions arising from this hypothesis using data from US states that have legalised assisted suicide. Event study regression... Read More about Is assisted suicide a substitute for unassisted suicide?.