Welcome to my webpage! My name is Jose Scott, and I am a fourth-year Public Policy and Management PhD Candidate at the University of Southern California - Sol Price School of Public Policy.  

My research, in a nutshell, seeks to ascertain the impact of public policy on the institutionalization of poverty and inequality in the United States. As an interdisciplinary scholar, my work and interests span a range of social and natural sciences. In particular, I am interested in exploring the intersection of the following:

• Behavioral Welfare Economics

• Public Finance

• Cognitive and Behavioral Science

• Evolutionary Psychology

• Neurobiology

Ultimately, I wish to understand human decision-making under the conditions of poverty, especially in response to public policy and government intervention.

For more about me, please feel free to explore my site. If you have questions, or are interested in collaborating please do not hesitate to contact me here.