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Traders, guns, and money: The effects of mass shootings on stock prices of firearm manufacturers in the U.S. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
We investigate how mass shootings influence the stock price of firearms manufacturers. While it is well known that mass shootings lead to increased firearms sales, the response from financial markets is unclear. On one hand, given the observed short-term
Anandasivam Gopal, Brad N Greenwood
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The Stock and Flow of U.S. Firearms: Results from the 2015 National Firearms Survey

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2017
Since the mid-1990s, the U.S. civilian gun stock has grown from approximately 192 million (65 million handguns) to approximately 265 million (113 million handguns). In 2015, gun owners owned more weapons and were more likely to own both handguns and long
Deborah Azrael, Lisa Hepburn, David Hemenway, Matthew Miller   +3 more
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The US gun stock: results from the 2004 national firearms survey [PDF]

Injury Prevention, 2007
Objectives:To examine the size and composition of the privately held firearm stock in the US; and to describe demographic patterns of firearm ownership and motivations for ownership.Design, setting and participants:A nationally representative household telephone survey of 2770 adults aged ⩾18 years living in the US, conducted in the spring of 2004.Main
Deborah R. Azrael, David Hemenway, Lisa Hepburn, Margaret Miller   +3 more
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Association Between Firearm Purchasing in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Stress, August 2021 [PDF]

AJPM Focus
Introduction: Firearm sales and firearm-related injuries and deaths increased during the pandemic. Little is known about motivations for firearm purchasing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the mental health status of first-time purchasers.
Amira A. Roess, PhD, Laura F. Henderson, MPH, Leah M. Adams, PhD, Keith D. Renshaw, PhD   +3 more
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Modeling the U.S. Firearms Market

International Social Science Journal, 2023
AbstractWe estimate the first econometric model of the national civilian firearms market in the United States (1946–2016), where per capita firearms‐related harm is exceptionally high. Solving simultaneous equation models instrumented by natural disasters and steel prices, and employing unique firearms prices and quantities data, we find this market ...
Topher L. McDougal, Daniel Montolio, Jurgen Brauer   +2 more
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The strategic choice of payment method in takeovers: The role of environmental, social and governance performance

Business Strategy and the Environment, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 200-219, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Payment method choice in takeovers is mainly driven by both asymmetric information between the acquirer and the target and the acquirer's financial capability. In this paper, we examine whether increased transparency and better access to finance induced by environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance are associated with the strategic
Mussa Hussaini, Ugo Rigoni, Paolo Perego
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Mercenaries, Migration and the Crew of the Mary Rose

History, Volume 107, Issue 378, Page 836-860, December 2022., 2022
Abstract This article reconsiders the presence of foreigners in the crew of Henry VIII's ship the Mary Rose in light of recent archaeological investigations of human remains from the wreck. Through an interdisciplinary analysis drawing on archaeological investigation, the artefacts found on board the Mary Rose and historical documents, this study ...
SAMANTHA NELSON, CATHERINE FLETCHER
wiley   +1 more source

Do gun buybacks save lives? Evidence from panel data [PDF]

, 2015
In 1997, Australia implemented a gun buyback program that reduced the stock of firearms by around one-fifth (and nearly halved the number of gun-owning house-holds).
Leigh, Andrew, Neill, Christine
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“Perversity, Futility, Jeopardy”: An Economic Analysis of the Attack on Gun Control [PDF]

, 1996
A relatively new way for utilizing the thermal performance of heat pipes is to use nanofluids as working fluids in the heat pipes. Heat pipes are effective heat transfer devices in which the nanofluid operates in the two phases, evaporation and ...
Cook, Philip J., Leitzel, James A.
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Social stigma and executive compensation [PDF]

, 2018
We document that executives working at firms perceived negatively in light of social norms, such as tobacco, gambling and alcohol, earn a significant compensation premium. The premium compensates for personal costs executives bear due to their employer’s
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