@article{ref1,
title="The impact of 1998 Massachusetts gun laws on suicide: a synthetic control approach",
journal="Economics letters",
year="2019",
author="Kahane, Leo H. and Sannicandro, Peter",
volume="174",
number="",
pages="104-108",
abstract="In 1998 Massachusetts enacted nearly two dozen gun laws. Using the synthetic control method, we find evidence that these laws led to reduced overall suicide rates for several years, and a sustained reduction in suicides carried out with a firearm.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-1765",
doi="10.1016/j.econlet.2018.11.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2018.11.004"
}