Recent Work
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In the Wake of the Pandemic: How and Why Housing Plans are Changing in L.A.
Nearly all Angelenos plan to stay put in L.A. Four years ago, they were fleeing in record numbers. What changed in our nation’s most populous county? LABarometer survey data suggest financial constraints kept many low-income residents in place; now, a growing number of these residents appear at risk of displacement.
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American Life in Realtime: a Benchmark Registry of Health Data for Equitable Precision Health
Applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to person-generated health data allows unprecedented assessment of associations between everyday life and health outcomes.
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How COVID Changed Life in Los Angeles: Recent Findings from a Longitudinal Survey
Data collected from Los Angeles residents between November 2020 and April 2021 offers insights into views on crime, public transit and other topics compared with pre-pandemic views.
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Financial “Side Effects” of Medicare: Public Health Insurance and Household Portfolio Choices
In this post we discuss whether individuals experiencing a reduction in out-of-pocket medical expenses risk when they become Medicare eligible are more likely to invest in the stock market.
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Cognitive Ability and Financial Capability
We know that income and education are positively associated with financial capability, but we understand less about the impact of other underlying factors, such as motivation, self-control and propensity to plan. This blog post considers one of these factors, cognitive ability, and discusses how financial decisions and wellbeing vary with cognition within income and education groups.
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