Philip J. Cook | |
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| Born | Philip Jackson Cook October 15, 1946 Buffalo, New York U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D., 1973) |
| Known for | Research on the economics of gun violence, alcohol abuse, and other subjects |
| Awards | Member of the Institute of Medicine since 2001, honorary fellow of the American Society of Criminology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics, criminology |
| Institutions | Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University |
| Doctoral advisor | Daniel McFadden |
| Doctoral students | Jens Ludwig |
Philip Jackson Cook (born October 15, 1946) is the ITT/Terry Sanford Professor of Public Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University in the United States. He also holds faculty appointments in Duke's departments of sociology, and economics. His research has focused on crime and criminal justice policy; weapons and violent crime; health and safety regulation including alcohol taxation and the societal costs of drinking; the economics of state lotteries; and income distribution.[1]