Gun violence : the real costs

Gun violence : the real costs / Philip J. Cook [and] Jens Ludwig.

Each year in the United States around 35,000 people are killed as the result of gun violence, and another 100,000 or so suffer nonfatal gunshot injuries. While everyone agrees that these figures are too high, any attempts to reduce the number of gunshot injuries presents policy makers and citizens w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cook, Philip J., 1946-, Ludwig, Jens (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Series:Studies in crime and public policy.
Subjects:
Gun control > United States.
Violent crimes > United States > Prevention.
Firearms ownership > Economic aspects > United States.
Firearms ownership > Social aspects > United States.
Gun control
United States
Instructional and educational works.
Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
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Table of Contents:
  • Gun violence and life in America
  • Victimization risks
  • How guns matter
  • What counts?
  • Medical costs : gross versus net
  • The mythical importance of productivity losses
  • Avoidance and prevention
  • Willingness-to-pay to reduce gun violence
  • Remedies
  • Appendix A. Data sources for injury and mortality rates
  • Appendix B. Computation of net medical cost estimates
  • Appendix C. Computation of productivity losses
  • Appendix D. Computation of contingent-valuation and quality-of-life estimates.

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