University of Chicago Economist Jens Ludwig on Reducing Gun Violence in Chicago

Gun violence is the most important challenge facing the city of Chicago. Unfortunately, Chicago—like many U.S. cities—is facing severe budget challenges as a result of continuing downtown struggles on the heels of COVID and the expiration of federal pandemic-relief funding. Can a financially strained city solve its biggest problem? In this talk, University of Chicago economist Jens Ludwig argues that it is eminently possible but only if we develop a clearer understanding of what the gun violence problem actually is.

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