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Los Angeles

The economic consequences of electric vehicles

2022-11-14
By: Ethan Ritz
On: November 14, 2022

Since the dawn of civilization, humans have created and replaced inventions in a never-ending cycle of innovation. Gas-powered automobiles completely changed travel when they replaced horses as the main formContinue Reading

Single payer healthcare in California: Ideal solution or unstable system?

2022-06-29
By: jaimvarma
On: June 29, 2022

The Single Payer Healthcare System (labelled “Medicare for all” by Bernie Sanders) has garnered a lot of attention in recent years, especially within California. The most recent of many attemptsContinue Reading

Bridging the desert: The impact of public transportation on urban food accessibility

2022-05-11
By: Robert Huang
On: May 11, 2022

In 2015, Starbucks launched its Community Store Program, an initiative aiming to open stores in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Then, in 2020, the company announced that it would expand the program andContinue Reading

Addressing the medical spatial mismatch in U.S. under-resourced urban communities

2022-04-07
By: Pratik Thakur
On: April 7, 2022

Healthcare outcomes for individuals vary greatly across the United States. Factors such as socioeconomic status and location have a strong impact on the ability to live a healthy life. InContinue Reading

The key to sustainably expanding America’s economy: Economic neighborhood development

2021-11-23
By: Amanda Grennan
On: November 23, 2021

Economic and neighborhood development in low-income areas can transform macroeconomic issues caused by mass incarceration. Government-funded development programs that encourage access to secure housing, food, and education would intervene inContinue Reading

California air pollution’s health and economic costs

2021-10-22
By: Pratik Thakur
On: October 22, 2021

For decades, Californians have been concerned about the adverse health effects of air pollution. The Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control District, for example, was one of the first ofContinue Reading

Highway

The surprising economics of high-occupancy toll lanes

2021-05-20
By: Cole Jones
On: May 20, 2021

Los Angeles is known for a lot of things: Hollywood, world-famous beaches, and great food. Yet, it has also earned a reputation for being home to some of the mostContinue Reading

‘Contagion’ (2011) but in real life: An economic analysis of how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the U.S. film industry

2020-12-01
By: Varun Agrawal
On: December 1, 2020

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic feels like it has been taken straight from a movie plot. It feels too grand to be true: entire economies and markets have come to anContinue Reading

The negative implications of Los Angeles’ increasing inequality

2019-04-03
By: Alexander Szabo
On: April 3, 2019

On a broad level, America is seeing rapid, widespread demographic shifts. But some areas are experiencing greater shifts than others. People of color will soon become the national majority, andContinue Reading

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