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Gender and Financial Literacy at Older Ages in America
Using data from the Understanding America Study, a new study assesses the extent to which the gender gap in financial literacy exists in women and men in the crucial years before retirement.
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While Politicians Fight Over Civic Education, Most Parents and Adults Agree on the Subject
Between mid-April and the end of May 2021, USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research asked 1,510 K-12 parents from the nationally representative Understanding America Study (UAS)Â how important they feel it is for students to learn about civics education topics in school.
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Using Behavioral Science to Inform Risk Communications
Experts from USC use behavioral sciences to help international organizations with risk messaging.
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Returning to In-Person Learning Might be More Complex than Simply Re-Opening Schools for Minority Families
A new study using data collected during the fall of 2020 shows large differences appear by race with 77% of Black and Hispanic parents using fully remote or hybrid learning options for their children, as compared with only 61% of white parents.
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Why the Vaccine Guidelines Work Against Blacks
By making COVID vaccine eligibility based on age, Black communities were left out despite making up a larger portion of COVID-19 deaths and infections.
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Can Educational Interventions Reduce Susceptibility to Financial Fraud?
A new study from USC’s Center for Economic and Social Research and the FINRA Foundation examines whether short, online educational interventions can improve adults’ ability to spot fraudulent investment opportunities.
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Education Is Now a Bigger Factor Than Race in Desire for COVID-19 Vaccine
New survey results show while racial and ethnic differences in vaccine hesitancy persist, level of education now has a stronger effect on people’s willingness to get the vaccine.
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Prepare Now to Overcome Resistance to COVID-19 Vaccinations
The lesson from past campaigns is that even good and safe vaccines need boosters, and not just the kind with needles.  Psychology and behavioral science provide some key insights about how a public service campaign should be designed.
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Without Reform, Medicare Policies Will Hamstring New Gene Therapies
It took until the fall of 2020 – three years after FDA approval – for  Medicare to consistently pay an adequate amount for CAR-T therapy.
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Most U.S. Adults Wear Masks – Inconsistently
Most U.S. adults—about 9 in 10—report wearing masks to protect against COVID-19, but they wear masks inconsistently, raising concerns about how effectively they are protecting themselves and others.
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