Politics & Policy

The Economy and Health: Challenges and Opportunities

Past

Jan 24, 2024

1:00-2:30 p.m. ET

Video
Closeup rolled of variety banknote and multi currency around the world. Exchange rate and Forex investment concept.

This conversation explored the economic forces that shape health. How does economic policy influence our health outcomes and which economic policies have the potential to advance the health of populations nationally and globally?

Speakers

Brittany Brown-Podgorski

Brittany Brown-Podgorski

Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health

Mark Duggan

Mark Duggan

Trione Director, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research & Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics, Stanford University

Rourke O'Brien

Rourke O'Brien

Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of Undergraduate Studies, Yale University

Kosali Simon

Kosali Simon

Distinguished Professor, Indiana University Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Stefanie Ilgenfritz
MODERATOR

Stefanie Ilgenfritz

Coverage Chief, Health & Science, and Editorial Director of the Future of Everything, The Wall Street Journal