Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150101032

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE150101032

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Economic analysis of peer effects in adolescence and adulthood. Although healthier, stronger and better at reasoning than young children, adolescents' morbidity and mortality rates are double those of young children. Unintentional injury, mostly avoidable and attributed to wrong decisions, is the biggest cause of death and hospitalisation among adolescents in Australia. Peer presence is likely to be a major cause of adolescents' inferior decision-making. This project aims to use experimental economics methods to study how peer presence affects the parameters of the economic decision model, specifically risk tolerance, discounting, and propensity to make errors. The project aims to advance the understanding of decision-making across the lifespan, inform theoretical modelling and advise policy-makers how to reduce the risks to adolescents.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 30-05-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $378,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Experimental Economics | Applied Economics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Preference, Behaviour and Welfare

Other Keywords

Applied Economics | Experimental Economics | Preference, Behaviour and Welfare

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