Health Equity
Boosting Health Through Economic Policy: Tax and Labor Policies to Improve Population Health
A Conversation with Elizabeth Ananat, PhD, Bradley Hardy, PhD, MPP, and Aparna Mathur, PhD, moderated by Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD
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. Supported by the Charles C. Leighton, MD Memorial Fund.
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
Aparna Mathur, PhD
Visiting Fellow, Labor Economics, Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP)
