Fear of Obama: An empirical study of the demand for guns and the U.S. 2008 presidential election

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 130, Issue , 2015, Pages 66-79

  Depetris Chauvin, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

2008 presidential election; Crime; Demand for guns; Futures market; Gun policy; Obama; Prejudice; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945480488     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2015.04.008     Document Type: Article

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