Gun Violence: The Real Costs

by Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195153847
• ISBN13: 9780195153842
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 8.0"