David B. Mustard | |
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Born | |
Spouse | Elizabeth Mustard |
Children | 5 (David Mustard III, Stephen Mustard, Mary Mustard, James Mustard, Hannah Mustard) |
Academic career | |
Institution | University of Georgia |
Field |
Microeconomics Economic policy |
Alma mater |
University of Rochester University of Edinburgh University of Chicago |
Awards | Terry College of Business Teacher of the Year |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc |
David Brendan Mustard (born September 18, 1968, in Buffalo, New York) [1] is an American economist and the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of economics at the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business. [2]
In 1997, when he was a graduate student at the University of Chicago, Mustard co-authored an influential study with John Lott, examining the effects of right-to-carry laws, which make it easier to obtain a concealed handgun license. The study concluded that these laws reduce violent crime rates, without increasing accidental firearm deaths. [3] [4] This study has been criticized by other researchers, including Ian Ayres and John J. Donohue. [5]
With Earl Grinols, Mustard has also researched the economic effects of gambling on crime, jobs, and tax revenues. [6] [7]
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