Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0557588

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0557588

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Harm-minimisation policies and the economics of controlling illicit drug use. The use of illicit drugs and its consequences are of major concern in Australia. Policies seeking to directly curb illicit drug use have met with mixed success and, over time, pressure has been placed on policymakers to switch toward increased reliance on harm-minimisation policies. This switch can generate adverse incentive effects by reducing the user costs of illicit drug use which acts to increase illicit drug use. Cost-effectively mitigating these adverse incentive effects can improve the effectiveness of policy by promoting harm- minimisation without seriously sacrificing drug use abstinence objectives.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 12-03-2005

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $375,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Health Economics | Economic Theory | Public Policy | Microeconomic Theory

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Industry policy | Consumption | Substance abuse |

Other Keywords

Consumption | Economic Theory | Health Economics | Industry policy | Microeconomic Theory | Public Policy | Substance abuse

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