Joanne Yoong is an applied economist working at the intersection of behavioural economics and health and financial decision making for thewell-being of vulnerable populations. Dr. Yoong’s primary appointment is as Senior Economist at the University of Southern California, where she directs the offices of the USC Center for Economic and Social Research in Singapore and Washington DC. Based in Singapore, Dr Yoong also holds faculty appointments at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Singapore Management University and the RAND Corporation.