The association between economic uncertainty and suicide in the short-run

S Vandoros, M Avendano, I Kawachi - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Rationale Previous research has shown that uncertainty can affect mental health, and that
unemployment and economic recessions are associated with increased suicide rates …

Risk analysis: Celebrating the accomplishments and embracing ongoing challenges

M Greenberg, A Cox, V Bier, J Lambert, K Lowrie… - Risk …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As part of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Society for Risk Analysis and Risk
Analysis: An International Journal, this essay reviews the 10 most important …

The impact of fiscal austerity on suicide mortality: Evidence across the 'Eurozone periphery'

N Antonakakis, A Collins - Social Science & Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
While linkages between some macroeconomic phenomena and suicides in some countries
have been explored, only two studies, hitherto, have established a causal relationship …

The impact of the Great Recession on health-related risk factors, behaviour and outcomes in England

M Jofre-Bonet, V Serra-Sastre, S Vandoros - Social Science & Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper examines the impact that the Great Recession had on individuals' health
behaviours and risk factors such as diet choices, smoking, alcohol consumption, and Body …

Economic uncertainty and suicide in the United States

S Vandoros, I Kawachi - European Journal of Epidemiology, 2021 - Springer
Previous studies have found an association between recessions and increased rates of
suicide. In the present study we widened the focus to examine the association between …

[HTML][HTML] Cyprus in crisis: recent changes in the pharmaceutical market and options for further reforms without sacrificing access to or quality of treatment

P Petrou, S Vandoros - Health Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
The pharmaceutical market in Cyprus has been characterised by high volume and a steep
increase in per-capita expenditure over the past decade. Most importantly, the market is …

COVID-19, lockdowns and motor vehicle collisions: empirical evidence from Greece

S Vandoros - Injury Prevention, 2022 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Reduced mobility during COVID-19 lockdowns means not only fewer vehicles at risk of
collision, but also an opportunity to speed on empty streets. The objective of this paper is to …

When the market drives you crazy: Stock market returns and fatal car accidents

C Giulietti, M Tonin, M Vlassopoulos - Journal of health economics, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper provides evidence that daily fluctuations in the stock market have important–and
hitherto neglected–spillover effects on fatal car accidents. Using the universe of fatal car …

[HTML][HTML] Road traffic mortality and economic uncertainty: Evidence from the United States

P Kanavos, S Vandoros - Social Science & Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown that financial turbulence is associated with a short-term
increase in road traffic collisions, largely due to drivers' emotional state, distraction, sleep …

The differential impact of the financial crisis on health in Ireland and Greece: a quasi-experimental approach

P Hessel, S Vandoros, M Avendano - Public health, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Greece and Ireland suffered an economic recession of similar
magnitude, but whether their health has deteriorated as a result has not yet been well …