Benjamin Hansen, Department of Economics

Ben Hansen, University of Oregon Department of Economics

Benjamin Hansen, W.E. Miner Professor in Economics

Professor
Practice Areas: Marijuana, Suicide, Law Enforcement, Risky Behavior

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Ben Hansen is an academic expert on marijuana, risky behaviors, like drug and alcohol abuse, and policies to reduce risk. At the University of Oregon, he is a faculty research fellow for the National Bureau of Economic Research and a fellow of the Institute for the Study of Labor. He has published in leading academic journals in economics, including the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy and Journal of Law and Economics. Ben has previously investigated DUI punishments and their effects on repeat drunk driving, police employment levels and traffic fatalities, and the public health consequences of medical marijuana laws. His work goes beyond substance abuse and also covers research on bullying and youth suicide, crime, and prison polices and inmate behavior.

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