Thursday, 9/21/2023
Luís Aguiar-Conraria, a professor of
the Department of Economics and a researcher at the Centre for Research in
Economic and Business Policies (NIPE) at the School of Economics and Management
at the University of Minho, led the research team that carried out the study
"Who Pays the Scratch Card" for the Portuguese government's Economic
and Social Council (CES). The team also includes Professor Pedro Morgado, from
the University of Minho's School of Medicine.
The presentation of this study took
place on 19 September 2023 and was published by the CES with the aim of finding
out about the levels of scratch card consumption among the Portuguese and the
associated social problems. The first phase of the study concludes that scratch
card consumption is more common among people on low incomes (400-664 euros per
month) and that these people are 3.1 times more likely to be frequent gamblers
than people earning more than 1500 euros per month. The study will have two more phases, both
funded by CES.
Gabinete de Comunicação
Escola de Economia e Gestão
Universidade do Minho
Telefone: 253 604541
e-mail: gci@eeg.uminho.pt
