Boosting Health Through Economic Policy: Tax and Labor Policies to Improve Population Health

Economic opportunity and security profoundly shape health behaviors and outcomes. Policymakers are using tools to improve financial stability and opportunity for people, including tax credits, paid leave, unemployment compensation, job reskilling programs, and minimum wage laws. Identifying the most impactful approaches is essential to advancing policies that best support the health of all Americans. In this seminar, part two of the Boosting Health Through Economic Policy series, experts will discuss federal and state policies to improve economic stability and opportunity and their effects on health.  Join Penn LDI to explore evidence-based economic policies that foster healthier communities.

Co-hosted with the Opportunity for Health Lab.

Speakers

Elizabeth Ananat, PhD

Mallya Professor of Women and Economics, Barnard College at Columbia University

Bradley Hardy, PhD, MPP

Distinguished Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution

Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD (moderator)

Associate Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy; Director, Opportunity for Health Lab, Perelman School of Medicine