Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279275 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 10525
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Gun violence is a major problem in the United States, and extensive prior work has shown that higher temperatures increase violent behavior. In this paper, we consider whether restricting the concealed carry of firearms mitigates or exacerbates the effect of temperature on violence. We use two identification strategies that exploit daily variation in temperature and variation in gun control policies between and within states. Our findings suggest that more prohibitive concealed carry laws attenuate the temperature-homicide relationship. Additional results suggest that restrictions primarily decrease the lethality of temperature-driven violent crimes, rather than their overall occurrence, but may be less effective at reducing access to guns in more urban areas.
Subjects: 
right-to-carry
temperature
crime
homicide
JEL: 
K42
Q51
I18
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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