Using data from 25 EU countries spanning the period 1999–2017, this paper examines the relationship between working-age suicides and changes in long-term unemployment and tests for mitigating effects through the implementation of labor-market policies. The estimates suggest higher suicide risks following a rising rate of long-term unemployment. Passive support policies have a suicide-decreasing impact. Among active policies, a significant suicide-decreasing effect is found for training and direct job creation. The results have important policy implications in that they suggest that strong commitment of governments to passive or to certain types of active labor-market policies can, on average, contribute to social stability and the welfare of populations.

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自杀死亡率、长期失业和劳动力市场政策：来自欧洲国家的证据

本文利用 1999 年至 2017 年 25 个欧盟国家的数据，研究了工作年龄自杀与长期失业变化之间的关系，并测试了通过实施劳动力市场政策的缓解效果。估计表明，随着长期失业率上升，自杀风险更高。被动支持政策具有减少自杀的作用。在积极的政策中，培训和直接创造就业机会具有显着的减少自杀效果。研究结果具有重要的政策含义，因为它们表明，政府对被动或某些类型的主动劳动力市场政策的坚定承诺，平均而言可以有助于社会稳定和人民福祉。