Scott Matter on Nostr: This looks really interesting and important. I haven’t read the work yet, and ...
This looks really interesting and important. I haven’t read the work yet, and advanced analytics is outside my comfort zone.
Some initial thoughts:
1. If we have evidence of a causal relationship between unemployment and suicide, how can economists and politicians justify calling 4-5% unemployment “full” employment, and how many lives is it ethical to sacrifice in the name of attempting to control inflation?
2. While unemployment is the current (socially constructed) category and measurable thing here, what is it about unemployment that drives suicide? This is important for interventions and systemic change. Is it the financial aspects (like financial hardship, debt)? The sense of abjection? The social stigmas? The sense of purposelessness and exclusion? In short, can we test whether the (ironically) capitalist assumption that “more jobs” is the answer?
#unemployment #suicide #economics #inflation #capitalism
Some initial thoughts:
1. If we have evidence of a causal relationship between unemployment and suicide, how can economists and politicians justify calling 4-5% unemployment “full” employment, and how many lives is it ethical to sacrifice in the name of attempting to control inflation?
2. While unemployment is the current (socially constructed) category and measurable thing here, what is it about unemployment that drives suicide? This is important for interventions and systemic change. Is it the financial aspects (like financial hardship, debt)? The sense of abjection? The social stigmas? The sense of purposelessness and exclusion? In short, can we test whether the (ironically) capitalist assumption that “more jobs” is the answer?
#unemployment #suicide #economics #inflation #capitalism