This study is the first attempt to empirically examine the determinants of suicides in the case of Turkey using the time-series data for the period 1974-2007. This research proposes that the suicides in Turkey are related to some economic and social factors and they exhibit a dynamic...

Purpose – This paper aims to estimate a supply response to monetary incentives to donate organs using a survey based on Adams, Barnett and Kaserman. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses bootstrap techniques to estimate the characteristics of individuals and their willingness to...

Suicide has long history dating back to the earliest historical records of humankind. Currently, the number of people committing suicide around the world is not negligible. In 2010, almost one million people committed suicide, which corresponds to a mortality rate of 16 per 100,000 people. There...