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What effect does video game violence have on actual violence?
Michael Ward, Economics
April 17, 2013


The NRA says a lot and the Supreme Court says not much. What does the research say? How would one conduct research into the topic? Professor Ward summarizes the existing research methodologies, the results they yield and the criticisms level against each one. In particular, he presents his own research findings on the subject.

Michael R. Ward is a Professor of Economics who has been at UTA since 2002. He has several recent publications on the video game violence: "Video Games and Crime," Contemporary Economic Policy, 2011; “Video Games and Adolescent Fighting,” Journal of Law and Economics, 2010.

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