Suicide among children is considered to be a rare event, although it is still one of the leading causes of death in children younger than 15 years of age worldwide (Pelkonen & Marttunen, 2003; Vajani, Annest, Crosby, Alexander, & Mille, 2007). Compared to other age groups, the prevalence of suicide in children is more likely to be underestimated (Beautrais, 2001; Crepeau-Hobson, 2010; Fortune &...

PURPOSE Evidence of whether the recent economic crisis has or has not had an effect on psychotropic drug consumption is very scarce. Our objective was to determine if there had in fact been an increase in psychotropic drug use as a result of the financial crisis. METHODS In our study a retrospective cohort (between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2012) was made up of individuals from the ge...

The Polish Government, in 1977, inaugurated a new pension program that made old-age and invalidity benefits available for the first time to most farmers in that country. The evolution and eventual failure of that program were closely intertwined with a growing national economic crisis, manifested in widespread popular unrest and culminating in emergence of the Solidarity movement. The farmers' ...

T he recent Japanese economic experience has been dismal. Growth has collapsed, deflation has taken hold and the financial system is in shambles. We begin our story by documenting the macroeconomic troubles that appear to have triggered the collapse of Japan’s financial sector. We argue, however, that the macroeconomic factors alone are not likely to explain the full extent of the problems in t...

I want to probe in the role of the market in allocating resources in this very preliminary essay. One does not have to study deeply to that the failure of markets for various kinds of derivative securities to perform properly is an essential element of the current financial crisis. Actually, financial crises are not a new phenomenon. The history of capitalism has been marked by repeated collaps...

This paper presents a model in which a high growth economy becomes susceptible to a sudden financial crisis. In the model firms are motivated to over-invest because of government subsidies and then bear the burden of the inefficiencies caused by the government distortion. We assume that the firms compensate for their losses by obtaining bank loans and domestic banks will continuously lend money...

Thailand each have sought to generate economic recovery by expanding domestic credit.The rapid credit expansion in both countries has created concerns about the extent to which their economies can channel these funds efficiently and sustain economic growth. In particular, if banks are unable to supervise the allocation of resources effectively, there is a risk of widespread bankruptcies and a f...