AYSPS sponsors First Annual Meeting on the Economics of Risky Behaviors
Organizers Erdal Tekin (AYSPS and IZA) and Amelie F. Constant (DIW DC, Georgetown University and IZA) are delighted to announce the 1st Annual Meeting on the Economics of Risky Behaviors that will be held in Washington, D.C., on March 20-22, 2009.
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies is co-sponsoring the conference with the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and the Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW DC), a newly-organized District of Columbia non-profit and non-partisan corporation.
Place: DIW DC, Washington
Date: March 20 - March 22, 2009
Submission Deadline: October 10, 2008
Notification of Acceptance: November 21, 2008
Complete Papers Due: February 13, 2009
Questions? Contact Erdal Tekin, tekin@gsu.edu, (404) 413-0163
About the Conference
Many individuals, adults, adolescents, and children alike engage in a host of risky behaviors that might have important present and future ramifications. Examples of such behaviors include, but are not limited to, crime and delinquency, smoking, alcohol and substance abuse, suicidal behavior, gambling, reckless driving and driving under the influence, prostitution, underage sexual activity and sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, unhealthy dietary behaviors and poor physical activity, intentional and unintentional injuries, gang membership, and terrorism. These behaviors impose substantial costs to both those who engage in them and the society.
The meeting will bring together economists and other researchers who work on the analyses of risky behaviors. We hope to advance our understanding of the causes and consequences of risky behaviors and to improve strategies aimed to reduce the incident and cost of these behaviors. We seek high quality academic work that enriches, refines, and challenges our understanding of the broad array of issues related to the analyses of risky behaviors. The meeting will be organized in a manner designed to foster interaction and exchange of ideas among the participants in a relaxed atmosphere. The highlights of the meeting are a Keynote Lecture and two honored speeches by the Dean of Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Professor James Alm and IZA Director and University of Bonn Professor Klaus F. Zimmermann. Those authors who are invited are expected to participate in the entire 3-day meeting.