Leandro Carvalho, PhD

Leandro Carvalho was a 2013-2014 RCMAR Scholar at the USC Schaeffer Center and a Research Scientist at the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research (USC CESR). His RCMAR project title was Poverty and Economic Decision-Making in Older Adults.

Recent Work

Education, Decision Making, and Economic Rationality

This paper studies the causal effect of education on decision making. In 1972, England raised its minimum school-leaving age from 15 to 16 for students born after September 1, 1957.
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- Journal Articles
Education Can Reduce Genetic Association with Obesity

A USC study finds that an extra year of education can influence whether or not someone becomes obese, especially among those at higher risk of obesity.

By Silvia Helena Barcellos, PhD, Leandro Carvalho, PhD and Patrick Turley
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- Evidence Base
Poverty and Decision-Making

A new paper explores which circumstances lead to bad financial decisions.

By Leandro Carvalho, PhD
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- Evidence Base
Financial Education Interventions Targeting Immigrants and Children of Immigrants: Results from a Randomized C

Researchers document that immigrants in the United States differ from natives in several aspects relevant for their financial decision making.
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Leandro Carvalho, PhD's Bio

Recent Work

Education, Decision Making, and Economic Rationality

Education Can Reduce Genetic Association with Obesity

Poverty and Decision-Making

Financial Education Interventions Targeting Immigrants and Children of Immigrants: Results from a Randomized C