John R. Lott

10.1k citations
161 papers · 6.4k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 42

Impact in

    • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
    • Legal and Constitutional Studies
    • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
    • Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
  • Health top 0.5%
    • Gun Ownership and Violence Research

Papers in

    • Gun Ownership and Violence Research 42
    • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems 32
    • Legal and Constitutional Studies 24
    • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth 15
    • Fiscal Policies and Political Economy 12

John R. Lott

133 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Crime, Deterrence, and Right‐to‐Carry Concealed Handguns 1997 · 527 citations
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John R. Lott
Comparison fields: 5 of 109
  • Economics and Econometrics 3.5k
  • Health 797
  • Law 855
  • Accounting 888
  • Political Science and International Relations 1.6k
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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside John R. Lott, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20240
2
Is the United States an Outlier in Public Mass Shootings? A Comment on Adam Lankford
20194
3 20181
4 20162
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Did John Lott provide bad data to the NRC? A note on Aneja, Donohue, and Zhang
20132
6 20089
7 200728
8
The Informed Press Favored the Policy Analysis Market
20052
9 20047
10
Informational Limits to Democratic Public Policy
20031
11
Empirical Evidence in the Debate on Campaign Finance Reform
20000
12
Criminal Deterrence, Geographic Spillovers, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns
199853
13
Do campaign donations alter how a politician votes? Or, do donors support candidates who value
199739
14
Have Changing Liability Rules Compensated Workers Twice for Occupational Hazards? Earnings Premiums and Cancer Risks
19951
15 199515
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Do Campaign Donations Alter How Politicians Vote
19943
17
Licensing and Nontransferable Rents: Reply
19891
18
WHY IS EDUCATION PUBLICLY PROVIDED? A CRITICAL SURVEY
198743
19 19872
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A NOTE ON LAW, PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND AIR POLLUTION
19831

About John R. Lott

John R. Lott is a scholar working on Health, Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Accounting and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 161 papers that have together received 6.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Gun Ownership and Violence Research (42 papers), Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (32 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (28 papers), Legal and Constitutional Studies (24 papers), Media Influence and Politics (17 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (15 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (15 papers) and Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Economics and Econometrics (3.5k citations), Health (797 citations), Law (855 citations), Accounting (888 citations) and Political Science and International Relations (1.6k citations). John R. Lott has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Jonathan M. Karpoff, David B. Mustard, Douglass C. North, Lawrence W. Kenny, Stephen G. Bronars, William F. Shughart, William M. Landes, Graeme Rankine, John Whitley and Bruce Bender. Their work appears in journals such as Public Choice, The Journal of Law and Economics, Economic Inquiry, The Journal of Legal Studies and International Review of Law and Economics.

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