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Social Norms - HIV Testing and Risky Sexual Behaviour

Geoff Riley

31st May 2016

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The 2016 Austin Robinson Memorial Prize was awarded jointly to Pedro Gomes (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) and Erick Gong (Middlebury College) at the Royal Economic Society's 2016 Conference. Here, Professor Gong explains his research on how unexpected HIV test results can lead to people having even riskier sexual behaviour.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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