The age structure of male suicide rates: measurement and analysis of 20 developed countries, 1955-1994

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This research provides a quantitative measure of age-specific suicide rates of men in 20 industrialized countries between 1955-1994. The author examines the theory that economic development influences the age of suicide, but found no difference in the structures occurring in 1850 and those a century later. During the period between 1955-1964 and 1985-1994 there was significant increases in the total suicides of men ages 15-44 while the suicide rate of men ages 45-74 declined.

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Cognitive abilities and the growth of high-IQ occupations

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The author examines the research of R. J. Hernstein and C. Murray who suggest people with high IQs are are drawn to "high-IQ-professions" and that this increases over time. The author examines the analysis and using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and the Wisconsin Longitudinal Survey finds no evidence to support their findings.

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Explaining variable returns to cognitive skill across occupations

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The effect of cognitive skill on earnings is studied as this general skill has been identified as a predictor of earnings among workers. The findings indicate that the importance of cognitive skill for earnings can be shaped by the skill demands and the institutional characteristics of an occupation.

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