Social and Economic Systems Program Area
This program area addresses the social and behavioral sciences—including anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology—to understand and address complex relationships among people, communities, and their environments.
In progress
Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date.
Our Expertise
The Social and Economic Systems program area brings together experts across the social, behavioral, and data sciences to analyze complex challenges and generate actionable knowledge for decision makers. Our work addresses issues that shape the social and economic fabric of the nation: the well-being of families, data and statistical integrity, population dynamics, and economic growth.
Work in this program area explores how social and economic systems can become more resilient, efficient, and adaptive. We provide objective analysis that strengthens evidence-based governance and improvements for research and fields of practitioners.
Description
Mobilizes the behavioral and social sciences – including anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology – and the statistical and other methods they employ to understand and address issues affecting the complex relationships among people, their communities, and the environments with/in which they interact.
Collaborators
Major units and sub-units
Center for Health, People, and Places
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Social and Economic Systems Program Area
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