Public Policy and Administration

Virtually every area of our research directly or indirectly informs and shapes more effective, equitable public policy. Our research led to expanding health insurance for 65 million people in India. We helped Southern California create or retain more than 8,500 manufacturing jobs. And on and on.

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Price researchers awarded $1.5 million Haynes Foundation grant to measure outcomes of L.A. County government services

A team from the USC Price School is developing tools that L.A. County can utilize to improve outcomes related to resident wellbeing.

• Governance
• Health Policy and Management
• Public Policy and Administration
• Urban Planning

Featured Faculty: David Brady, Jared Schachner

Would Trump’s film tax incentives actually create Hollywood jobs? 

Get to know the USC Price School’s new department chairs

Trump administration relied on flawed analysis to justify vehicle emissions rollback, study finds

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Brady quoted about the Summer Olympics potentially displacing thousands of unhoused people in Los Angeles

Featured Faculty: David Brady

STAT News

Ginsburg quoted, warning that legislation advancing through the U.S. House of Representatives would undermine the independence of congressional Medicare advisors

Featured Faculty: Paul B. Ginsburg

The Wall Street Journal

Thom letter to the editor about film tax incentives having little to no economic impact

Featured Faculty: Michael Thom

Delta Daily News.com

Harper quoted in a story about universities cutting Black studies programs

Featured Faculty: Shaun Harper

KERA News.org

Harper quoted in a story about Rep. Brandon Gill’s prominent role during the GOP convention

Featured Faculty: Shaun Harper

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Public Policy and Administration Faculty

Explore USC Price faculty and their cross-disciplinary scholarship.

Public Policy and Administration Faculty

Featured Research Centers & Initiatives

Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy

Established in 2012, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy focuses on the responsibility of leaders to implement policies that most benefit the people they serve.

Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy Website

Featured Research Centers & Initiatives

Bedrosian Center on Governance

Dedicated to understanding and fostering effective democratic governance as an essential component in ensuring the betterment of communities.

Bedrosian Center on Governance Website