Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, adults with a bachelor’s degree were living approximately three years longer than adults without one, according to research by USC Dornsife’s Angus Deaton. [2½ min read]
The gap in net worth between Americans at either end of the economic spectrum is reaching record proportions. A free, day-long conference, open to the public and hosted by USC Dornsife’s Center for Economic and Social Research, will address the issue.
Why are middle-aged white Americans dying at increasing rates? Nobel Prize–winning economist Angus Deaton has uncovered startling data that show mortality numbers are climbing for this group. How can we buck the trend?
Nobel winning economist and USC Presidential Professor Angus Deaton looks at the rising trend of deaths from drug overdose, alcohol-related disease and suicide.
The distinguished economist has been described as an “optimistic defender of globalization.”
