PhD course: Risky healthy behaviors
Dates: August 25th -27th 2015
Place: SDU, Odense Denmark
About the course:
Teaching Language: English
Credits: 4 ECTS
Prerequisites: Microeconometrics
Course Description
Changes in risky healthy behaviors such as smoking, alcohol use, and overeating can explain a great deal of the changes in life expectancy worldwide. This PhD course reviews recent research on the causes (e.g., public policies, education shocks, early life interventions, income shocks) and consequences (e.g., health, labor market) of risky health behaviors from well-designed experimental or quasi-experimental studies. It begins with a review of relevant theoretical and empirical frameworks and then reviews recent advances in our understanding of smoking, alcohol use (including alcohol-involved driving), marijuana use and obesity. Other risky behaviors such as risky sex and preventive care may also be addressed. Differences between economics and public health approaches to understanding risky behaviors would be stressed, and knowledge gaps in each research would be identified to help students develop possible research topics.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
• Demonstrate awareness of key concepts in the economics of risky behaviors
• Exhibit an understanding of a range of research designs used in the literature on the causes and consequences of risky behaviors
• Demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of recent empirical papers in the field
• Suggest potential original extensions to the literature
Course coodinator: Associate Professor Meltem Daysal, SDU, DK
Instructor: Professor Christopher Carpenter, Vanderbilt University, US
Dates: August 25th -27th 2015
Place: SDU, Odense Denmark
About the course:
Teaching Language: English
Credits: 4 ECTS
Prerequisites: Microeconometrics
Course Description
Changes in risky healthy behaviors such as smoking, alcohol use, and overeating can explain a great deal of the changes in life expectancy worldwide. This PhD course reviews recent research on the causes (e.g., public policies, education shocks, early life interventions, income shocks) and consequences (e.g., health, labor market) of risky health behaviors from well-designed experimental or quasi-experimental studies. It begins with a review of relevant theoretical and empirical frameworks and then reviews recent advances in our understanding of smoking, alcohol use (including alcohol-involved driving), marijuana use and obesity. Other risky behaviors such as risky sex and preventive care may also be addressed. Differences between economics and public health approaches to understanding risky behaviors would be stressed, and knowledge gaps in each research would be identified to help students develop possible research topics.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
• Demonstrate awareness of key concepts in the economics of risky behaviors
• Exhibit an understanding of a range of research designs used in the literature on the causes and consequences of risky behaviors
• Demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of recent empirical papers in the field
• Suggest potential original extensions to the literature
Course coodinator: Associate Professor Meltem Daysal, SDU, DK
Instructor: Professor Christopher Carpenter, Vanderbilt University, US