It has been long recognized that cash plays a critical role in fueling street crime because of
its liquidity and transactional anonymity. In this paper, we investigate whether the reduction …

Exposure to firearms increased substantially after the December 2012 shooting at Sandy
Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where 20 children and 6 adults were …

A record number of firearm background checks were completed at the onset of the COVID-
19 pandemic and during the protests following the murder of George Floyd. Using monthly …

We exploit within‐state variation across time in both the existence and length of statutory
delays–both explicit wait periods and delays created by licensing requirements–between …

Previous research has found strong evidence that legal access to alcohol is associated with
sizable increases in criminality. We revisit this relationship using the census of judicial …

We explore the relationship between gun prevalence and homicides in the United States in
2003–19. We create a novel measure of gun density in a narrow geographic area using an …

Surges in firearm sales after mass shootings have been well documented in the United
States. This study presents three main findings regarding the impact of mass shootings on …

Background Firearm fatalities are a major public health concern, claiming the lives of 40,000
Americans each year. While firearm fatalities have pervasive effects, it is unclear how social …

Gun buyback programs (GBPs), which use public funds to purchase civilians' privately-
owned firearms, aim to reduce gun violence. However, next to nothing is known about their …

Debate over safe-storage gun regulations has captured public attention in the aftermath of
several high-profile shootings committed by minors. To date, the existing literature provides …