Location: Opatija, Croatia
Workshop Dates: July 4-5, 2024
Submission Deadline: March 3, 2024.
Paper Submission

Organizers:
Erdal Tekin (School of Public Affairs at American University, USA)
Ana Bobinac, Igor Francetic, Lana Kovacevic (Croatian Health Economics Association)

Keynote Address: Giovanni Mastrobuoni (University of Torino)

For travel information to Opatija, Croatia, please visit this link.

Partial funding is available on a limited basis for those who require funding. The application form on the submission portal will inquire about funding requirements.

For questions, please contact Erdal Tekin at tekin@american.edu.

The workshop aims to create a platform where researchers from diverse backgrounds can come together to enhance, refine, and challenge our comprehension of the origins and impacts of risky behavior. Additionally, it aims to facilitate the development of policies that can mitigate the costs associated with such behaviors. Risky behavior encompasses actions that are either self-destructive or place individuals at risk of harm, including criminal activities.

The workshop originated from the idea of fostering economic research that contributes to our understanding of the causes and consequences of risky behaviors and crime, as well as the effectiveness of policies and interventions to reduce their prevalence and associated costs. With these objectives in mind, the workshop showcases recent empirical research covering a broad spectrum of risky behaviors, such as crime and delinquency, smoking, alcohol and substance abuse, in both advanced and developing countries.