Jens Ludwig

Jens Ludwig

Departmental website:
https://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/jens-ludwig

Jens Ludwig is an economist who studies violence and urban poverty. The co-director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, he also conducts research on Head Start, a United States federal educational program that assists children from economically disadvantaged families.

His research has been published in leading scientific journals across a range of disciplines including Science, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Economic Journal, and the American Journal of Sociology. His co-authored article on race, peer norms, and education with Philip Cook was awarded the Vernon Prize for best article in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. He is also co-author of Gun Violence: The Real Costs (2000), co-editor with Cook of Evaluating Gun Policy (2003), and co-editor of Controlling Crime: Strategies and Tradeoffs (2012).

Ludwig Stories

Five Chicago sports franchises partner with UChicago Crime Lab to address violence Thumbnail

Five Chicago sports franchises partner with UChicago Crime Lab to address violence

Jury finds Chicago police officer shot friend in head, orders city to pay $44.7 million for leaving officer on the street

Jury finds Chicago police officer shot friend in head, orders city to pay $44.7 million for leaving officer on the street

Crime Lab Director Jens Ludwig discusses improving police early intervention systems


Sarah Sanders Said Gun Control Can’t Stop Violence. Here’s Why She’s Wrong

Sarah Sanders Said Gun Control Can’t Stop Violence. Here’s Why She’s Wrong

Crime Lab Director Jens Ludwig analyzes gun violence as a national issue


Violence in Chicago: Highlights From a Times Event

Violence in Chicago: Highlights From a Times Event

UChicago experts discuss strategies for curbing violence in Chicago


On the Knife's Edge: Using Therapy To Address Violence Among Teens

On the Knife's Edge: Using Therapy To Address Violence Among Teens

Crime Lab Director Jens Ludwig and Prof. Harold Pollack discuss research on youth violence


UChicago Crime Lab releases 2016 gun violence report Crime Lab 2016

UChicago Crime Lab releases 2016 gun violence report

Of prediction and policy

Of prediction and policy

Prof. Jens Ludwig and Lect. Rayid Ghani develop algorithms to predict police, criminal behavior


Chicago’s Murder Problem

Chicago’s Murder Problem

Crime Lab Director Jens Ludwig explains importance of police presence and lower gun possession rates to reduce crime


Police Killings of Blacks: Here Is What the Data Say

Police Killings of Blacks: Here Is What the Data Say

Prof. Jens Ludwig emphasizes the role of poverty in minority inequality and maltreatment


Moving to low-poverty areas can affect children’s language, economic prospects

Moving to low-poverty areas can affect children’s language, economic prospects

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