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How Do Mass Shootings Affect Community Well-Being?

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  • Aparna Soni
  • Erdal Tekin

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Over the past four decades, mass shootings have caused at least 1,000 deaths and 1,500 injuries in the United States, but little is known about how these tragedies influence people beyond those directly affected. This study uses nationally representative data from the Gallup-Healthways survey to assess spillover effects of mass shootings on individuals’ community and emotional well-being. Leveraging differences in the timing of mass shootings across counties between 2008 and 2016, we find that these incidents reduce community and emotional well-being for at least three months post-shooting. Mass shootings have high societal costs and create adverse effects that extend beyond those immediately exposed.

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  • Aparna Soni & Erdal Tekin, 2025. "How Do Mass Shootings Affect Community Well-Being?," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 60(6), pages 1841-1880.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:60:y:2025:i:6:p:1841-1880
    Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1220-11385R1
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    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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