Cerqueira, Daniel; Mello, João Manoel Pinho de - Departamento de Economia, Pontifícia Universidade … - 2013
We report two results. First, we evaluate the impact of a nationwide anti-firearm legislation passedby the Brazilian Congress in December 2003 (Estatuto do Desarmamento, henceforth ED). Our identificationstrategy hinges on the hypothesis that the law had stronger impact in places where gun...