What Really Drives Gun Violence and How Do We Stop It? Jens Ludwig and Matthew Yglesias in Conversation

Co-Sponsored by Vital City, NYU Wagner School, and the Institute for Public Knowledge

April
15
6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
General Public
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Date:
April 15, 2025
Time:
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location:
Main Event Space, Rm. 101, 105 East 17th Street
Audience:
General Public

What if everything we thought we knew about gun violence was wrong? Vital City, NYU Wagner School, and the Institute for Public Knowledge are hosting a conversation between journalist Matthew Yglesias and University of Chicago behavioral economist Jens Ludwig exploring Ludwig’s new book, “Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence.” Drawing on decades of research and immersive fieldwork in Chicago, Ludwig shows that most gun violence is the result of fleeting, emotionally charged moments—and that the solutions can be simple, sidestepping the political debates that have hampered progress on one of the United States’ most intractable problems.

 

Doors will open for guests at 5:30 PM. Refreshments will be served after the event.

 

 

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What Really Drives Gun Violence and How Do We Stop It? Jens Ludwig and Matthew Yglesias in Conversation