Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
The objective of this SIG is to bring together an international community of researchers to build health economics capacity, and to advance economic research, that contributes to our understanding of the causes of risky health behaviors, the consequences of risky health behaviors, and the effectiveness of policies and interventions to modify and reduce risky health behaviors. The SIG will aim to do this through the VERB seminar, which will be held with monthly frequency during the academic year, and by encouraging collaboration by researchers in different countries, sharing information about research taking place in different countries, and increasing the visibility of early-career scholars and help them improve their research.
One function of the IHEA Special Interest Group (SIG) on the Economics of Risky Health Behaviors is to conduct the online seminar VERB: the Virtual Seminar on the Economics of Risky Health Behaviors. VERB allows researchers worldwide to share their research on the economics of health behaviors, including smoking, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, poor diet, physical inactivity, obesity, risky sex, self-harm, and suicide. A new VERB seminar takes place approximately monthly during the Fall and Spring semesters.
Seminar speakers include both senior scholars and early career researchers. Past senior speakers have been asked to present both individual papers and “keynote lectures” that provide broad overviews of important research areas, which both help educate early-career scholars and help lower the barriers to entry for researchers seeking to enter that area. Recorded keynote talks are available on our SIG’s website and can be used for teaching purposes.
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This seminar is one of several virtual seminars being offered in health economics. You may also wish to check out:
We are delighted that the Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behaviors, organized by Erdal Tekin, is also now part of the SIG. The purpose of the workshop is to provide a platform for researchers from all backgrounds who seek to enrich, refine, and challenge our understanding of the causes and consequences of risky behavior, and to help design policies that would mitigate the costs associated with these behaviors. With these goals in mind, the workshop will feature recent empirical research on a wide range of risky behavior (such as crime and delinquency, smoking, alcohol and substance abuse, etc.) in advanced and developing countries. Sign up for the SIG to receive the call for papers and other information relating to the workshop.
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- Past VERB Webinars
- Upcoming VERB Webinars
- Upcoming Events & Courses
Past VERB Webinars
- Sleep: Educational Impact and Habit Formation– November 4, 2024
- Monthly VERB Webinar on Risky Health Behavior – September 9, 2024
- Motivation in Motion: Unravelling the Impact of Wellness Incentives – May 5, 2024
- Self-Control Failures, As Judged By Themselves – April 8, 2024
- Covid 19 and the Economics of Aging and Longevity – December 4, 2023
- Health and Labor Market Consequences of Low-Value Care: The Role of Practice Style – November 6, 2023
- A Career as a Health Economist / Fifty-Six Years at the NBER and Still Hanging in There / The Demand for Health Turns Fifty: Reflections – December 12, 2022
- Obesity, Poverty, and Public Policy – September 19, 2022
- Rules vs. Discretion: The Treatment of Mental Health in Adolescents – September 5, 2022
- The Impact of Recreational Cannabis Laws on Cannabis Related Health Encounters in Colorado – May 2, 2022
- Risky Behaviors and Traffic Safety – March 7, 2022
- The Economics of Nutrition in Mexico: The Case of Taxes – November 8, 2021
- An Overview of LGBTQ+ Health Economics – October 25, 2021
- Genetic Data and Risky Health Behaviors – May 24, 2021
- Assessment of Vaping Control Policies in the US – April 19, 2021
- Understanding 21st Century Mortality Trends in the United States – April 12, 2021
- The Sweet Life: Long Term Consequences of a Sugar Rich Diet in Early Childhood April 5, 2021
- Theoretical Models of Risky Health Behaviors – March 22, 2021
- Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: Impacts on Prices, Purchases, and Consumption Date – March 9, 2021
- Economic Studies on the Opioid Crisis: A Review – March 8, 2021
- FEAST: A Framework for Behavioral Change – February 22, 2021
- Regulating Sex Markets: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications – February 1, 2021
Upcoming VERB Webinars
- Please check back soon!
July 4-5, 2024: 13th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior: https://www.american.edu/spa/risky-behavior/
SIG Convenors
The following convenors help guide SIG activities:
Tinna Laufey Ásgeirsdóttir, University of Iceland, Iceland
Ana Inés Balsa, Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay
John Cawley, Cornell University, USA
Hans van Kippersluis, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Davide Dragone, University of Bologna, Italy
Erdal Tekin, American University, USA