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dc.contributor.authorLeigh, Andrewen
dc.contributor.authorNeill, Christineen
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-22-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-23T09:36:10Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-23T09:36:10Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/36943-
dc.description.abstractIn 1997, Australia implemented a gun buyback program that reduced the stock of firearms by around one-fifth. Using differences across states in the number of firearms withdrawn, we test whether the reduction in firearms availability affected firearm homicide and suicide rates. We find that the buyback led to a drop in the firearm suicide rates of almost 80 per cent, with no statistically significant effect on non-firearm death rates. The estimated effect on firearm homicides is of similar magnitude, but is less precise. The results are robust to a variety of specification checks, and to instrumenting the state-level buyback rate.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x4995en
dc.subject.jelI12en
dc.subject.jelK14en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordFirearms ownershipen
dc.subject.keywordhomicideen
dc.subject.keywordsuicideen
dc.subject.keywordpanel dataen
dc.subject.stwWaffeen
dc.subject.stwÖffentliche Beschaffungen
dc.subject.stwWaffenrechten
dc.subject.stwWirkungsanalyseen
dc.subject.stwSelbstmorden
dc.subject.stwKriminalitäten
dc.subject.stwAustralienen
dc.titleDo gun buybacks save lives? Evidence from panel data-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn629737827en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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