Gun Violence The Real Costs

Name: Gun Violence The Real Costs
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ISBN: 9780195153842

ISBN-10: 0195153847

ISBN-13: 9780195153842

Edition: 2nd 2001

Authors: Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig

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100 billion dollars. That is the annual cost of gun violence in America according to the authors of this landmark study, a book destined to change the way Americans view the problem of gun-related violence. Until now researchers have assessed the burden imposed by gunshot injuries and deaths in terms of medical costs and lost productivity. Here, economists Philip Cook and Jens Ludwig widen the lens, developing a framework to calculate the full costs borne by Americans in a society where both gun violence and its ever-present threat mandate responses that touch every aspect of our lives. All of us, no matter where we reside or how we live, share the costs of gun violence. Whether waiting in…

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List price: $40.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/14/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 258
Size: 7.80" wide x 5.00" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

Philip J. Cook is the ITTï¿½/ Terry Sanford Professor of Public Policy and professor of economics and sociology at Duke University, where he is also senior associate dean for faculty and research. He is a research associate of theï¿½NBER.ï¿½




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



Data Sources for Injury and Mortality Rates



Computation of Net Medical Cost Estimates



Computation of Productivity Losses



Computations of Contingent-Valuation and Quality-of-Life Estimates


Notes


References


Index