RE: 2nd Annual Meeting on the Economics of Risky Behaviors (AMERB)

From: Grossman, Michael <MGrossman_at_gc.cuny.edu>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 20:05:58 -0400

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-----Original Message-----
From: Erdal Tekin [mailto:prcete_at_langate.gsu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 5:10 PM
To: Grossman, Michael
Subject: 2nd Annual Meeting on the Economics of Risky Behaviors (AMERB)

Mike,

I am co-organizing a conference on Economics of Risky Behaviors in March 2010. Could you send this to the NBER list?

Thanks,
Erdal

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Dear colleague:

We would like to remind you of the Call for Papers for the Second Meeting on the Economics of Risky Behaviors. We apologize for possible cross-posting.

Organizers: Amelie F. Constant (DIW DC, George Washington University and IZA) and Erdal Tekin (Georgia State University and IZA)
Date: March 19-21, 2010
Place: Stone Mountain near Atlanta, Georgia
Submission deadline: October 9, 2009
Conference website and online submission form: http://www.iza.org/link/riskonomics

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. Please note that papers have to be unpublished at the time of submission. 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 Bartley Hildreth 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. Inexpensive coach airfares and 3 nights of lodging for presenting authors and discussants will be covered according to IZA standard guidelines.

For further details and the online submission form, please go to:
http://www.iza.org/link/riskonomics

Best regards,
Erdal Tekin
Received on Wed Sep 02 2009 - 20:05:58 EDT