Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Economics http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/826/economics/ John Strauss, professor of economics in USC Dornsife, is principal investigator of a report finding major gender differences in how men and women age in China.]]> Fri, 31 May 2013 16:25:00 -0500 USC’s Global Income Convergence Group sponsors a lecture by USC Dornsife’s Nake Kamrany about peace in Afghanistan. Members of this student-run organization and Kamrany have collaborated on researching a range of global economic issues, resulting in 17 coauthored publications.]]> Tue, 9 Apr 2013 09:15:00 -0500 The first researchers to examine height loss as we age are from the Department of Economics in USC Dornsife. Their study has been published in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.]]> Tue, 2 Apr 2013 12:55:00 -0500 Arie Kapteyn was a senior economist and director of RAND Labor and Population. At USC Dornsife, he has founded a center for economic and social research.]]> Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:30:00 -0500 USC Dornsife undergraduate students ventured to myriad Latino eateries throughout Los Angeles to practice their Spanish, get a flavor of Hispanic food and culture, and learn about food-related issues in their community.]]> Tue, 5 Jun 2012 09:25:00 -0500 Congratulations to the six USC Dornsife students and alumni who won 2012 Fulbright Scholarships. The award will take them to Brazil, the Philippines and Israel, to name a few countries.]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 15:15:00 -0500 The Class of 2012 valedictorian and two salutatorians are USC Dornsife graduating seniors. Meet Genevieve Hoffman, Ryan Hill and Sonam Kapadia.]]> Thu, 3 May 2012 15:36:00 -0500 The Middle East Studies Program, launched Fall 2011, gives students an opportunity to move beyond headlines and gain a deeper understanding of the region.]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:24:00 -0500 Neuroeconomics looks inside the brain with scanning tools to investigate patterns of motivation and decision-making. Some businesses are profiting. Individuals can, too.]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:05:00 -0500 Ending her Fulbright fellowship in Brazil Nov. 30, USC Dornsife alumna Dawn Powell concludes that Brazil should lower barriers to Chinese business.]]> Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:38:00 -0500 When we go to the fair and pick a cob of corn over the deep-fried butter, are we exerting self-control — or getting what we always get?]]> Tue, 1 Nov 2011 14:06:00 -0500 The rewards outweigh the risks — when you’re in a group, anyway. A new USC study explains why people take stupid chances, when all of their friends are watching, that they would never take by themselves. ...]]> Thu, 8 Sep 2011 08:31:00 -0500 Personal finance expert and best-selling author David Bach is on a mission to empower millions of Americans to live and finish rich.]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:32:00 -0500 USC College alumnus Lt. Col. Russell Todd Zink is leading the Lone Star Battalion to help build a government to replace Taliban rule in Afghanistan.]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:50:00 -0500 A new collaborative paper by economist and University Professor Richard Easterlin — namesake of the Easterlin Paradox and founder of the field of happiness studies — offers the broadest range of evidence to date...]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:45:00 -0500 Patrick "P.J." Atchison Major: Economics Activities: President, Garces Memorial High School Democrats Club; Co-founder, Pencils for Africa community collection; Participant, Bakersfield Teen City Government; Senior Class...]]> Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:33:00 -0500 Payments, fees, interest, statements — what does it all stack up to? Kelly McNamara Corley ’82 provides a peek into the credit industry’s legal landscape.]]> Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:15:00 -0500 Going once, going twice, sold! Economist Simon Wilkie uses his expertise in game theory to devise a method for eliminating the country’s stockpile of toxic assets. This is one auction we can’t afford to miss.]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:45:00 -0500 Jason Thomas ’94, ’00 offers his fellow Trojans a few simple but important tips to re-examine their financial goals and tactics.]]> Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:41:00 -0500 Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:40:00 -0500 Facing a dismal job market unmatched since the Great Depression? Such discouragement put this alumnus on his mettle to think big. He’s giving career mobility a whole new meaning — landing jobs from California to the New York Island, from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters.]]> Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:35:00 -0500 USC College alumnus & PGA Tour hopeful Tom Glissmeyer aims high (and shoots low).]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:28:00 -0500 USC College economists get to the heart of the matter at event Oct. 3.]]> Wed, 1 Oct 2008 21:57:00 -0500