%0 Journal Article
%T The impact of 1998 Massachusetts gun laws on suicide: a synthetic control approach
%J Economics letters
%D 2019
%A Kahane, Leo H.
%A Sannicandro, Peter
%V 174
%N 
%P 104-108
%X 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>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0165-1765
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2018.11.004