Philip J. Cook

Philip Jackson Cook is an American economist and criminologist who is Terry Sanford Professor Emeritus of Public Policy and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Duke University. He is best known for his research on the economics of crime, particularly gun violence, and his work has also examined health and safety regulation, alcohol taxation, state lottery economics and income distribution. Cook received the Stockholm Prize in Criminology in 2020 and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/