Gun Violence Affects Local Economies.
The psychological, social, and financial ramifications of gun violence on victims, surviving family members, and the society are well-known. Some of the research projects I conducted at the Urban Institute explored a relatively unknown outcome of gun violence:
its impact on neighborhood-level economic health
Is gun violence stunting business growth?
At the below link, find a descriptive dataviz on the relationship between gun violence and business growth based on some early research I conducted on gun violence at the Urban Institute using innovative data from several sources, including the National Establishment Time-Series (NETS) database, gunshot detection technology, and credit bureau data.
The neighborhood-level impact of gun violence
At the Urban Institute, I led a two-year research project on the neighborhood-level impact of gun homicides and gunshots with funding from Everytown for Gun Safety. Check below for the several products from this research project at the Urban Institute’s project website.
A micro-level analysis of the relationship between gunshot activity and business deaths in DC
Check out our publicly available journal article with my colleagues Dr. Christina Stacy and Emily Tiry on the effect of gun violence on business health in DC .