In an effort to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, government agencies and companies offer various prizes and giveaways. But will these incentives make a difference? [5¾ min read]
For more than half a century, USC Dornsife’s Richard Easterlin has delved into the secrets of what does — and doesn’t — bring us joy. [4½ min read]
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]
Will Congress eliminate surprise medical bills? Who will be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine? USC Dornsife experts examine pressing health issues amid the 2020 election. [3¼ min read]
Nobel laureate and Presidential Professor of Economics at USC Dornsife Angus Deaton and economist Anne Case say the pandemic also exacerbates deaths of despair. [2¼ min read]
With joblessness claims at an all-time high and no end currently in sight for social distancing despite a move to reopen the country’s businesses, the coronavirus threatens to upend global economies. How do we prevent the worst from happening? [7 min read]
During two 17th-century disease outbreaks, America chose the economic interests of a select few over protecting human health, writes USC Dornsife historian Peter Mancall.
To tackle America’s obesity crisis, we should consider new public policies like expanding access to gastric bypass surgery and implementing “soda taxes,” says USC Dornsife economist and director of the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics Dana Goldman. [5½ min read]
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