Saturday, January 12, 2013

Guns & economics | Global Health Hub: news and blogosphere ...

By Owen Barder

It won?t be any surprise that I am in favour of gun control, in the US and elsewhere. I don?t propose to set out the arguments here. But economists have made two interesting suggestions in recent weeks which are well worth considering. First, Nouriel Roubini has suggested that ?to the extent that private ownership of guns is allowed, gun owners should be required to take out insurance for third-party liability. ?This would recognize that?a person?s decision to hold a gun has implications for others in society

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