A theoretical model of adolescent suicid
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Vijay K. Mathur; Donald G. Freeman
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Suicide rates for adolescents have doubled since 1970 and tripled since 1960, even as rates for other age groups have declined. Using a Beckerβtype model of household production and consumption, we demonstrate conditions under which utility maximizing parents allocate time away from tim