Topics of the workshop: - Measurement of cognitive and non-cognitive skills - Skill formation during the life-cycle - Economic and social consequences of (non-) cognitive skills - Economic, biological, psychological and environmental determinants of skills - Policy interventions to enhance skill...

The meeting will bring together economists and other researchers who work on the analyses of risky behaviors. We hope to advance our understanding of the causes and consequences of risky behaviors and to improve strategies aimed to reduce the incident and cost of these behaviors.

This workshop will focus on child labor broadly defined, but will emphasize applied work in developing countries.

Many individuals, adults, adolescents, and children alike engage in a host of risky behaviors that might have important present and future ramifications. Examples of such behaviors include, but are not limited to, crime and delinquency, smoking, alcohol and substance abuse, suicidal behavior,...