+ Using Placebo Laws to Test "More Guns, Less Crime
- Author:
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Helland E / Tabarrok A
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Advances in Economic Analysis and Policy
- Topics:
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Crime, Legislation and Policy, Public Health, Social Science
- Keywords:
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Gun carrying, Statistics, methodology, permit
The authors examine a study on the effect of shall-issue gun permit laws on crime. They review a controversial paper authored by Lott and critique it on its statistical assumptions, particularly regarding...
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