Fiscal and Economic Policy

Governor Schwarzenegger believes that government, like families, should live within their means, and create a rainy day fund. His approach to public policy is one of balancing the need to protect consumers with the need to support economic growth by not overregulating businesses and entrepreneurs.

Recent Institute Activity

Drawing the Future: The High-Stakes Battle Over Gerrymandering in Texas and Across the Nation

Drawing the Future: The High-Stakes Battle Over Gerrymandering in Texas and Across the Nation BIOS (in alphabetical order): David Daley Journalist, Author, and Senior Fellow at FairVote and t
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Former U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Joins USC Schwarzenegger Institute Board of Advisors

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy is proud to announce that former United States Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona, Ed.D., has joined its Board of Advisors. With deca
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Donates $1 Million to Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Efforts

In response to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, Arnold Schwarzenegger has pledged $1 million to support relief efforts across Los Angeles County. His donation will be distributed among three
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Schwarzenegger Institute Launches Whisky that Gives Back

Inspired by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s recent $1 million donation to wildfire relief efforts, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute is expanding its own efforts to support those affected by the Eat
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Schwarzenegger Institute Welcomes New USC Price Dean

The Schwarzenegger Institute officially welcomed Christopher Boone as the new dean of the USC Price School of Public Policy during his installation ceremony on February 10th. Boone, an esteemed expert
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Fran Pavley Joins Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire Safe Recovery

Following the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires, Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath has convened an independent commission aimed at guiding the region’s recovery and rebuilding efforts. The commission, c
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Christian Grose Named 2024 Communicator of the Year

In a recent luncheon hosted by Moh El-Naggar, interim dean of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, seven exceptional scholars were awarded the 2024 Communicator of the Year Award. T
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Adam Rose Publishes New Offshore Wind Article

Schwarzenegger Institute Faculty Fellow Adam Rose has published a new article, "Benefits and Challenges of California Offshore Wind Electricity: An Updated Assessment," in Energies, shedding light on
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Steven Olikara Joins the Schwarzenegger Institute

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy is thrilled to welcome Steven Olikara as our new Senior Fellow for Political Transformation. A nationally recognized leader in post-partisa
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Hands Out Turkeys At Thanksgiving Giveaway

Arnold Schwarzenegger continued his longstanding Thanksgiving tradition at the Hollenbeck Youth Center earlier this week. He once again teamed up with Danny and Priscilla Hernandez to distribute turke
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World Economic Forum: Schwarzenegger and Schwab Discuss the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Institute Chairman Arnold Schwarzenegger visited San Francisco on June 6th to take part in the World Economic Forum's annual Industry Strategy Meeting. The former Governor helped open the event by sitting down with WEF founder and chairman Professor Klaus Schwab for a fireside chat focused on sustainability and the challenges of meeting the goals outlined… View Article

Schwarzenegger Institute team members Conyers Davis and Mebus Behrle took part in the State of American Democracy Conference at Oberlin College in November. The conference was the first in a series of conversational events that the Schwarzenegger Institute is co-organizing with Oberlin College and The Alliance for a Sustainable Colorado. Each event has been designed to examine the… View Article

On October 21st the Schwarzenegger Institute hosted a European Liberal Forum (ELF) delegation that was visiting the United States ahead of the November 8th Presidential Election. The delegation – which was led by Anna-Maja Henriksson, Member of Parliament of Finland, and included young political professionals from across Europe – traveled to the United States to examine the presidential electoral system… View Article

On October 5th the USC Schwarzenegger Institute partnered with the California Museum in Sacramento to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passage of AB32, the Global Warming Solutions Act, the landmark law which requires California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to 1990 levels by the year 2020. Governor Schwarzenegger was joined by Governor Jerry… View Article

Schwarzenegger Institute and Field Research Release Poll

THE MANY STATES OF CALIFORNIA: HOW LIKELY VOTERS IN CALIFORNIA'S JUNE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY VIEW THE ISSUES Full Press Release

Los Angeles is host to consul generals from all over the world responsible for building closer diplomatic and economic relationships between their home countries and California & the Western United States. European Union member-state consul generals meet monthly to discuss policies of mutual interest and to coordinate consular activities. Schwarzenegger Institute Global Director Bonnie Reiss… View Article

By Matthew Kredell For the first time since Los Angeles County was established in 1850, three women hold its top positions of leadership. The USC Price School of Public Policy’s Athenian Society hosted those women – L.A. County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis, CEO Sachi Hamai and County Counsel Mary Wickham – on March… View Article

INSTITUTE PARTNERS WITH THE BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER TO DISCUSS THE UNITED STATES' INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS On February 16th the Institute hosted a forum with the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) to address the challenge of investing in, maintaining and building the roads, highways, bridges, schools, water projects, ports and transit systems desperately needed if the United States… View Article

The importance of supporting women leaders, in government, business, academia and elsewhere must start in school, and how we educate both our young men and young women. At the USC Price School of Public Policy we understand the enormous value of educating and empowering women leaders. The USC Schwarzenegger Institute was proud to support Jack… View Article

By Matthew Kredell Former Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger led a National After-School Summit at the University of Southern California on March 24 to call for a unified voice telling Congress not to terminate federal funding for after-school programs and to announce that he's launching a movement for every student to have the opportunity for the… View Article

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Global Director Bonnie Reiss, and USC Price School of Public Policy Dean Jack Knott turned policy into action. On October 30th the USC Schwarzenegger Institute held a series of meetings in Washington D.C. with our nation's leaders to advocate continued support of comprehensive after-school programs. Several Members of Congress sought to divert… View Article

On August 13th, 20133 Governor Schwarzenegger joined Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to discuss the power of state governments in fighting climate change. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid invited Governor Schwarzenegger to speak at Tuesday's 6th annual National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas. Every year, the summit brings together clean… View Article

USC hosted its 2013 Global Conference in Seoul, South Korea on May 23-25 and by all accounts is was a total success. USC President C.L. Max Nikias opened the event with an inspiring State-of-the-University speech, where he outlined the University's inexorable march to prominence over the last several years in several areas including student development,… View Article

Is “Zero Waste” In Our Future? By Terry Tamminen The USC Schwarzenegger Institute hosted a conference today on the topic of getting to “zero waste.” Yes, 200 leaders from government, business, academia, community groups, and investors gathered to imagine a day when the concept of waste would disappear from our vocabulary. The consensus was amazing… View Article

By Vicente Fox Throughout 2001, President George W. Bush and I spent time negotiating an important bilateral agreement on immigration policies and programs. We optimistically pieced together an innovative framework, and were close to reaching our goals, when the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 derailed our plans. Now, in 2013, and in remarkably similar circumstances,… View Article

After hosting a bipartisan forum on climate change earlier this month, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute turned to the importance of immigration reform Tuesday morning and partnered with the USC Price School to produce a forum on the historic opportunity to pass comprehensive immigration legislation. Held at Town and Gown on the campus of the University… View Article

U.S. Senators, President Vicente Fox, Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Gov Schwarzenegger, Ann Compton – ABC News, and others gather at USC to discuss Immigration Reform Governor Schwarzenegger will host an immigration reform forum to support the historic opportunity to pass a bi-partisan immirgraion reform bill in the U.S. Congress this year. The event will take place at the Schwarzenegger… View Article

Friday, Feb 15, 2013 Larry Summers Delivers Tax Conference Keynote Address By Maria Iacobo Photos by Mikel Healey Should the U.S. government raise taxes on things that society as a whole discourages (think: alcohol consumption, sugary soda pop, highway travel) as a means of increasing our tax coffers? Larry Summers, the lauded economist, civil servant and… View Article

Sustainability and Small Business By Bonnie Reiss, Global Director, USC Schwarzenegger Institute The USC Schwarzenegger Institute partnered with Verizon, the California Small Business Association, and the Los Angeles Business Council to organize a forum on Monday, December 10, 2012. The participants in the forum explored an important issue, namely: how can small businesses grow while… View Article

Fiscal and Economic Policy

World Economic Forum: Schwarzenegger and Schwab Discuss the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Partnership with Oberlin College on the Future of Our Democracy Kicks Off in Ohio

Institute Hosts European Union Delegation

10th Anniversary of California’s Landmark Global Warming Solutions Act

Schwarzenegger Institute and Field Research Release Poll

Schwarzenegger Institute Continues Focus on Climate Change

LA County’s top three leaders all of whom are women convene at The Price School of Public Policy

Institute Focuses on Infrastructure Investment

Educating the Next Generation of Women Leaders

Schwarzenegger and National Leaders Urge Congress to Keep After-School Funding

Policy in Action: Schwarzenegger Institute in the Capitol

Senator Reid Hosts National Clean Energy Summit

Schwarzenegger Institute Goes to South Korea

Is ?Zero Waste? In Our Future?

President Vicente Fox Urges the U.S. to Embrace Immigration Reform

Institute Hosts US Senators on Immigration Reform Bill

Washington Comes to USC: Immigration Reform Forum

Tax Conference Features Larry Summers Keynote Address

Sustainability & Small Business Forum