Assessing the Causes of Alcohol-Fuelled Violence
Project aims
This project aims to answer the following questions:
- Does alcohol consumption increase overoptimism bias?
- Do sophisticated individuals consume less alcohol?
- Is the increase in overoptimism bias linked to violence?
Funding
This project is funded by the British Academy. The project commenced in September 2017 and will finish in August 2018.
Investigators
Dr Iain Long
Senior Lecturer in Economics, Director of Undergraduate Economics Programmes
- longiw@cardiff.ac.uk
- 029 2087 6764
Professor Vaseekaran Sivarajasingam
Clinical Director, University Dental Hospital, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Director, National Violence Surveillance Network, Violence Research Group. Chair, All-Wales Oral Surgery Strategic Advisory Forum.
- sivarajasingam@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2074 2441
Professor Kent Matthews
Sir Julian Hodge Professor of Banking and Finance
- matthewsk@cardiff.ac.uk
- 029 2087 5855
Further information
For more information on this project, please contact:
Professor Vaseekaran Sivarajasingam
Clinical Director, University Dental Hospital, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Director, National Violence Surveillance Network, Violence Research Group. Chair, All-Wales Oral Surgery Strategic Advisory Forum.
- sivarajasingam@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2074 2441