Welcome to my webpage! My name is Jose Scott, and I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the USC Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service. 

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.