Suicide and Property Rights in India

Published By: BREAD on eSS | Published Date: July, 31 , 2012

Is there an impact of female property rights on male and female suicide rates in India. Using state level variation in legal changes to women's property rights, it is shown that better property rights for women are associated with a decrease in the di fference between female and male suicide rates, but an increase in both male and female suicides.[BREAD Working Paper 353]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/353.pdf].

Author(s): Siwan Anderson, Garance Genicot | Posted on: Aug 02, 2012 | Views(589) | Download (655)


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