Episode 76: Tim Moore on the long-term effects of the crack cocaine epidemic

Tim Moore talks about the long-term effects of the US crack cocaine epidemic on gun violence.

“Guns and Violence: The Enduring Impact of Crack Cocaine Markets on Young Black Males” by William N. Evans, Craig Garthwaite, and Timothy J. Moore.

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• “The White/Black Educational Gap, Stalled Progress, and the Long-term Consequences of the Emergence of Crack Cocaine Markets” by William N. Evans, Craig Garthwaite, and Timothy J. Moore.

• “Youth Violence, Guns and the Illicit-drug Industry” by Alfred Blumstein.

• Episode 16 of Probable Causation: Stephen Billings.

• “The Emergence of Crack Cocaine and the Rise in Urban Crime Rates” by Jeff Grogger and Michael Willis.

• “Measuring Crack Cocaine and its Impact” by Roland G. Fryer Jr., Paul S. Heaton, Steven D. Levitt, and Kevin M. Murphy.

• “The Social Costs of Gun Ownership” by Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig.

• “It's the Phone, Stupid: Mobiles and Murder” by Lena Edlund and Cecilia Machado.

• “The Role of Gun Supply in 1980s and 1990s Youth Violence” by Wm. Alan Bartley and Geoffrey Williams.

• “Firearms and Violence Under Jim Crow” by Michael D. Makowsky and Patrick L. Warren.

• “The Emergence of the Crack Epidemic and City-to-Suburb Mobility Between and Within Ethno-Racial Groups” by Takuma Kamada.

• “Illegal Drugs and Public Corruption: Crack Based Evidence from California” by Alessandro Flamini, Babak Jahanshahi, and Kamiar Mohaddes.

• “Opioid Use, Health and Crime: Insights from a Rapid Reduction in Heroin Supply” by Timothy J. Moore & Kevin T. Schnepel.

• Episode 5 of Probable Causation: Kevin Schnepel.

• Episode 27 of Probable Causation: Benjamin Hansen.

• “Causes and Consequences of Illicit Drug Epidemics” by Timothy J. Moore and Rosalie Liccardo Pacula.