With a growing debate over tighter firearm regulations, we consider an important social consequence of increased firearm access: increased firearm suicides. Using data from the federal criminal background check system, we consider the impact of firearm ownership of firearm suicide rates. To deal...

Federal and state tax incentives are the principal techniques used to accelerate residential renewable energy use in the U.S. Despite the common assumption that such incentives stimulate consumer demand, no consistent, statistically significant relationships appear to exist between the value of...