{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T01:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bennett\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:21:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T23:21:48","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bennett\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-161 \" src=\"\/bennett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/302\/2023\/11\/bennett_headshot-864x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Headshot of Daniel Bennett\" width=\"568\" height=\"834\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Associate Professor (Research) of Economics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cesr.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Economic and Social Research<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/econ\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Economics<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>University of Southern California<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Daniel Bennett is an associate professor (research) of economics at the University of Southern California.\u00a0 His research focuses on economic development and global health in South Asia and Southern Africa.\u00a0 His recent work examines the economic impact of poor mental health in India and the consequences of the HIV\/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa.\u00a0 Dr. Bennett\u2019s other research studies religion and health, sanitation and hygiene, and the organization of pharmaceutical markets. He has expertise in survey design, primary data collection, and the implementation of randomized trials. His research has appeared in leading economics journals, including the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">American Economic Review<\/span>\u00a0and the<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0Review of Economic Studies<\/span>.\u00a0 His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Jameel Poverty Action Lab.\u00a0 Dr. Bennett received his Ph.D. from Brown University in 2008 and was previously on the faculty of the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Latest Research:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bennett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/302\/2026\/03\/prayer.pdf\"><strong>Religion, Prayer and Health Production<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:bennettd@usc.edu\">Contact<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=5LNpPtAAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;authuser=1\">Google Scholar\u00a0Profile<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bennett\/research-statement\/\">Research Statement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Contact\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"contacts-container\">\n\n        \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Daniel Bennett<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>635 Downey Way, Suite 505E<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA 90089<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                              <div class=\"f--phone\">\n                  <a href=\"tel:(401) 935 - 4582\">(401) 935 &#8211; 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