A Positive Economic Analysis of Firearm Control Laws
18 Pages Posted: 3 Jun 2016
Date Written: December 1, 2015
Abstract
We examine the antecedents and impacts of different firearm control laws. In one hand, the restriction level affects the rates of violent crime incidents, which we measure by the number of homicides per capita. On the other hand, the laws are affected and perhaps changed by the rules for making rules. Accordingly we investigate three situations: Private Places as IUGs, Public Places as IUGs and Gun Control Law as HEC Good. The first two are about the effects of gun control law on homicide rates and the third situation as well as the ICA section are about the factors that influence the gun control laws. At the end we combine the two sides into one extensive model.
Keywords: Gun Control Law, Violent Crime, Firearms, Incompatible Use Goods, High Exclusion Cost good
JEL Classification: A13, H1, K42, K14
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