Furthermore, University of Chicago professor (and co-author of the bestseller Freakonomics) SteveLevitt has noted that most proposed gun controls have minimal impact on gun crime.
Research by my University of Chicago colleague SteveLevitt and Julie Cullen of the University of California, San Diego, showed that for every homicide that occurs in a city, total population declines by 70 people.
University of Chicago economist and author of the famous Freakonomics books, SteveLevitt spoke to Forbes on Thursday, sharing his views on the flawed incentive schemes in the healthcare system, the debt debate, and other topics such as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, prostitution, and business.