Philip J. Cook is the ITT/Sanford Professor of Public Policy at
Duke University and Research Associate of the National Bureau of
Economic Research. He has been conducting research on firearms and
violence for over 25 years, and has served as consultant to the
Departments of Justice and the Treasury. He has written extensively
on alcohol control, gambling, the economics of crime, and other
topics, and is co-author of The Winner-Take-All
Society (1995) and Selling Hope: State Lotteries in America
(1989).
Jens Ludwig is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown
University and Affiliated Expert of the Johns Hopkins Center for
Gun Policy and Research. He conducts research on public policies
related to crime and education, and has provided testimony on gun
policy to state legislatures and other groups in California,
Kansas, and Minnesota.
"The first effort to make a comprehensive estimate of the price the
nation pays for criminal shootings, gun accidents, and suicides
committed with guns."--The New York Times
"Marshalls new information and research to present a compelling
picture of the true dimensions and extraordinary costs of gun
violence in the United States. The book also debunks some of the
key arguments of the NRA and its academic defenders....What makes
Cook and Ludwig's book novel is their careful effort to calculate
the total costs of gun violence."--The American Prospect
"Offers not one but three significant new ideas about how to
comprehend and reduce gun violence in America."--The Denver
Post
"Cook and Ludwig's approach is ambitious and pathbreaking. Theirs
is the first attempt to document the many ways in which gun
violence affects the United States, and they consider outcomes that
are overlooked in most discussions. This important book will be a
model for other research, and it should influence discussions of
public policy.... Anyone with even a casual interest in the topic
will profit from reading it."--New England Journal of Medicine
"Progress begins on social problems when it becomes possible to
measure them. In that spirit come Professors Cook and Ludwig with
this exceptional contribution." --Senator Daniel Patrick
Moynihan
"This book does two things, and it does them with thoroughness,
skill, and honesty. It identifies what we should mean by 'the real
costs,' and it offers responsible estimates. Readers looking only
for ammunition to use on either side of the debate will be
disappointed; readers who want the best guidance on how to think
about the issue, and how to quantify their thinking, will find
clarity, reason, and the best data available. There is no
comparable
work."--Thomas C. Schelling, Distinguished University Professor of
Economics, University of Maryland; Past President of the American
Economic Association
"Gun violence diminishes the quality of all our lives, threatening
hearts and pocketbooks. No one is immune. Cook and Ludwig document
the $100 billion cost of the havoc wrought by firearms and provide
compelling proof of the need to end the carnage."--Susan Baker,
Professor of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of
Public Health
"A clear, well-written and balanced tour through a maze of
competing statistical claims and economic arguments. The Real Costs
of Gun Violence is a major contribution to our understanding of
both gun violence and the costs of violent crime."--Franklin E.
Zimring, William G. Simon Professor of Law; Director, Earl Warren
Legal Institute, University of California at Berkeley
"The first effort to make a comprehensive estimate of the price the
nation pays for criminal shootings, gun accidents, and suicides
committed with guns."--The New York Times
"Offers not one but three significant new ideas about how to
comprehend and reduce gun violence in America."--The Denver
Post
"Cook and Ludwig's approach is ambitious and pathbreaking. Theirs
is the first attempt to document the many ways in which gun
violence affects the United States, and they consider outcomes that
are overlooked in most discussions. This important book will be a
model for other research, and it should influence discussions of
public policy.... Anyone with even a casual interest in the topic
will profit from reading it."--New England Journal of Medicine
"Marshalls new information and research to present a compelling
picture of the true dimensions and extraordinary costs of gun
violence in the United States. The book also debunks some of the
key arguments of the NRA and its academic defenders....What makes
Cook and Ludwig's book novel is their careful effort to calculate
the total costs of gun violence."--The American Prospect
"An innovative contribution to the growing literature on one of
America's most intractable problems."--Publishers Weekly
"[A new book on] the economics of gun violence. You won't believe
the numbers."--The Milken Institute Review
"Progress begins on social problems when it becomes possible to
measure them. In that spirit come Professors Cook and Ludwig with
this exceptional contribution."--Daniel Patrick Moynihan
"A clear, well-written and balanced tour through a maze of
competing statistical claims and economic arguments. The Real Costs
of Gun Violence is a major contribution to our understanding of
both gun violence and the costs of violent crime."--Franklin E.
Zimring, University of California at Berkeley
"This book does two things, and it does them with thoroughness,
skill, and honesty. It identifies what we should mean by 'the real
costs,' and it offers responsible estimates. Readers looking only
for ammunition to use on either side of the debate will be
disappointed; readers who want the best guidance on how to think
about the issue, and how to quantify their thinking, will find
clarity, reason, and the best data available. There is no
comparable
work."--Thomas C. Schelling, Distinguished University Professor of
Economics, University of Maryland; past President of the American
Economic Association.
"Gun violence diminishes the quality of all our lives, threatening
hearts and pocketbooks. No one is immune. Cook and Ludwig document
the $100 billion cost of the havoc wrought by firearms and provide
compelling proof of the need to end the carnage."--Susan Baker,
Professor of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of
Public Health
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