Workshops and Conferences
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ERF 30th Annual Conference: Tragedies of Regional Conflicts and Promises of Peacebuilding; Morocco, April 21-23, 2024
ERAA Research Director Prof. Asena Caner participated in the 30th Annual Conference of the Economic Research Forum (ERF) in Morocco. She was the Moderator and Chair of the panel (Plenary 4 – AI & Future of Work) where Prof. Daron Acemoğlu from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was the keynote speaker.
Disruptive technologies at large and AI specifically, will surely impact inequality, but the nature of that effect will depend on exactly how this technology is adopted. The plenary set forward how to deploy generative AI to create and support new occupational tasks and new capabilities for workers. How public policy has a central role in encouraging this positive path of technology was also addressed at the panel.
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ERF 30th Annual Conference: Tragedies of Regional Conflicts and Promises of Peacebuilding
The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Conference in Washington DC, April 2024
The study titled “A Survey Experiment on How the Legal Status of Nicotine Products Influences Young Adults’ Perceptions and Choices,” prepared by the Economic Research Agenda Association (ERAA), was presented by Prof. Dr. Asena Caner at the “SBCA 2024 Annual Conference” organized by the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) in Washington DC on April 4, 2024.
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Disclosure Note:
This research was funded with a grant from Global Action to End Smoking (formerly known as Foundation for Smoke-Free World), an independent, U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) grantmaking organization, accelerating science-based efforts worldwide to end the smoking epidemic. Global Action played no role in designing, implementing, data analysis, or interpretation of the research results, nor did Global Action edit or approve any presentations or publications from the research. The contents, selection, and presentation of facts, as well as any opinions expressed, are the sole responsibility of the authors and should not be regarded as reflecting the positions of Global Action to End Smoking.
The Global Public Health Conference, February 2024
The study titled “Symbolic Self-Completion as Mediator Between Nicotine Dependence and Quit Intention,” prepared by Prof. Dr. Berna Tarı Kasnakoglu and Prof. Dr. Asena Caner, was presented by Prof. Dr. Berna Tarı Kasnakoglu at the 7th edition of The Global Public Health Conference held on 22-23 February 2024.
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Disclosure Note:
This research was funded with a grant from Global Action to End Smoking (formerly known as Foundation for Smoke-Free World), an independent, U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) grantmaking organization, accelerating science-based efforts worldwide to end the smoking epidemic. Global Action played no role in designing, implementing, data analysis, or interpretation of the research results, nor did Global Action edit or approve any presentations or publications from the research. The contents, selection, and presentation of facts, as well as any opinions expressed, are the sole responsibility of the
authors and should not be regarded as reflecting the positions of Global Action to End Smoking.
Challenges of the Tobacco Epidemic and Addiction: Scientific Research in Central Europe and Asia, Prague, February 2024
The study titled “Understanding the Consumption of Combustible and Non-Combustible Nicotine Products in Turkey” prepared by the Economic Research Agenda Association (ERAA) and the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) was presented at the conference “Challenges of the Tobacco Epidemic and Addiction: Scientific Research in Central Europe and Asia” organized by Healthy Initiatives in Prague on the 14th and 15th of February, 2024.
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Disclosure Note:
This research was funded with a grant from Global Action to End Smoking (formerly known as Foundation for Smoke-Free World), an independent, U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) grantmaking organization, accelerating science-based efforts worldwide to end the smoking epidemic. Global Action played no role in designing, implementing, data analysis, or interpretation of the research results, nor did Global Action edit or approve any presentations or publications from the research. The contents, selection, and presentation of facts, as well as any opinions expressed, are the sole responsibility of the
authors and should not be regarded as reflecting the positions of Global Action to End Smoking.
SBCA Conference, Milano, Italy, September 2023
At the Fourth European Conference organized by The Society for Benefit Cost Analysis in Milan on 11-12 September 2023, the study titled “The Impact of Covid-19 on Smoking among University Students in Turkey” prepared by Prof. Dr. Asena CANER, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Belgi TURAN and Dr. Yenal Can YİĞİT was presented.
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Disclosure Note:
This research was funded with a grant from Global Action to End Smoking (formerly known as Foundation for Smoke-Free World), an independent, U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) grantmaking organization, accelerating science-based efforts worldwide to end the smoking epidemic. Global Action played no role in designing, implementing, data analysis, or interpretation of the research results, nor did Global Action edit or approve any presentations or publications from the research. The contents, selection, and presentation of facts, as well as any opinions expressed, are the sole responsibility of the
authors and should not be regarded as reflecting the positions of Global Action to End Smoking.
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Tobacco Harm Reduction Workshop,Ankara, Turkey, September 14-15, 2023
Organized by: Economic Research Agenda (ERAA)
Conference Presentations:
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- Tobacco Use Trends and Harm Reduction (Anastasiya Kalashnikova, Kazakhstan, Healthy Initiatives)
- The Economics of Tobacco Harm Reduction (Kenkel; 2023)
- The Potential Impact of E-Cigarettes on the Death Toll of Smoking in Selected FSU Countries (Giorgi Mzhavanadze, Georgia, Healthy Initiatives)
- Understanding the Consumption of Cigarettes and Cigarette-like Products in Turkey (Asena Caner, TOBB ETÜ and ERAA)
- TEPAV Survey Results on Tobacco Control Policies (Sibel Güven, TEPAV)
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Agenda
September 14, 2023, Thursday
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and Opening Remarks (Prof. Asena Caner)
9:10 – 10:00 Economics of tobacco harm reduction — economic evidence and policies (Prof. Donald Kenkel)
10:00 – 10:10 Coffee break
10:10 – 11:50 Presentations by FSFW Grantees – FSU, TEPAV, ERA (4-5 presentations, about 100 min)
11:50 – 12:00 Q & A
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
14:00 Leave hotel for the field trip and dinner
September 15, 2023, Friday
9:30 – 10:15 Economic research on tobacco harm reduction products– data, methodology, analysis and interpreting evidence (Prof. Donald Kenkel)
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 11:15 Economic research on tobacco harm reduction products– data, methodology, analysis and interpreting evidence (Prof. Donald Kenkel) (continued)
11:15 – 12:00 Q & A and Open Floor Discussions
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 13:45 Panel Discussion. Tobacco harm reduction: Challenges, Lessons learned.
Moderator: Asena Caner
Panelists: Prof Donald Kenkel,
Sibel Guven (TEPAV),
Natalia Toropova (Healthy Initiatives),
Dmitriy Yanin (Healthy Initiatives).
13:45 – 14:00 Summary and Closing Remarks (Prof. Asena Caner)
14:00 – 14:15 Coffee Break
14:15 – 18:00 Free Time
18:00 Dinner and Adjourn
Disclosure Note:
This workshop was funded with a grant from Global Action to End Smoking (formerly known as Foundation for Smoke-Free World), an independent, U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) grantmaking organization, accelerating science-based efforts worldwide to end the smoking epidemic. Global Action played no role in designing, implementing, data analysis, or interpretation of the research results, nor did Global Action edit or approve any presentations or publications from the research. The contents, selection, and presentation of facts, as well as any opinions expressed, are the sole responsibility of the
authors and should not be regarded as reflecting the positions of Global Action to End Smoking.
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Sorumluluk Reddi Beyanı:
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Bu çalıştayda yer alan çalışmaların içeriği, seçimi, sunumu ile çalışmalarda ifade edilen görüşler yazarların sorumluluğundadır ve hiçbir koşul altında FSFW’nin görüşlerini yansıtmamaktadır.
Disclosure Note:
This workshop was funded with a grant from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, Inc. (“FSFW”), a US nonprofit 501(c)(3) private foundation.
The contents, selection, and presentation of facts, as well as any opinions expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the authors and under no circumstances shall be regarded as reflecting the positions of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, Inc.