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    Inequality in Opportunity to Work from Home an Underlying Condition Likely Aggravated by the Pandemic

    May 14, 2021

    Building a safe, healthy workforce where success, productivity, and financial security are available to all segments of American society could provide resilience against inevitable future shockwaves. Since working from home is a key part of such resilience, policymakers could focus on supporting the advantages, remediating the downsides, and expanding access to this form of work.

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    Entrepreneurship in America: Challenges and Opportunities

    Mar 11, 2021

    There's a widespread belief that the United States is a leader in entrepreneurial activity, but evidence does not support this. What can be done to better support entrepreneurship and promote economic opportunity in America?

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    Robert C. Parker

    Adjunct Staff
    Education BS in management w/honors, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; MA in national security & strategic studies, U.S. Naval War College

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    Leslie Adrienne Payne

    Political Scientist
    Education Ph.D. in defence studies, King's College London; M.A. in security policy studies, The George Washington University; M.A. in international political theory, The New School for Social Research; B.A. in cultural anthropology, Howard University

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    Eric Peltz

    Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations
    Education M.B.A. and M.S.E. in industrial and operations engineering, University of Michigan; B.S.E. in systems engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point

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    Evan D. Peet

    Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education Ph.D. in economics, Duke University; M.A. in economics, Duke University; B.A. in economics, math, statistics, Brigham Young University

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    Stephanie Pezard

    Senior Political Scientist and Associate Research Department Director for Defense and Political Sciences (DPS)
    Education Ph.D. in political science, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva; M.A. in history, French Institute of Political Science, Paris (Sciences Po); M.A. in political science, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva; B.A. in history, French Institute of Political Science, Paris (Sciences Po)

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    Jessica Phillips

    Policy Analyst
    Education M.S. in counseling, San Diego State; B.A. in psychology, San Diego State

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    William D. Phillips

    Senior Analyst
    Education M.Phil. in economics, University of Cambridge; B.Sc. in mathematical economics and statistics, University of Birmingham

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    Natalie Picken

    Senior Analyst
    Education M.Phil. in early modern history, University of Cambridge; B.A. in history, University of Cambridge

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    Nancy Kaczynski Pollock

    Director of Operations and Business Strategy, RAND National Security Research Division
    Education M.P.H. in epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health; B.A. in psychology and religious studies, University of Rochester

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    Steven W. Popper

    Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Berkeley; B.S. in biochemistry, University of Minnesota

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    Ellen M. Pint

    Senior Economist
    Education Ph.D. in economic analysis and policy, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

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    David Powell

    Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education Ph.D. in economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.A. in applied mathematics, Harvard University

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    James D. Powers

    Quality Assurance Manager, RAND National Security Research Division; Senior Engineer
    Education B.S. in materials science and engineering, MIT; M.S. in materials science and engineering, UC Berkeley; Ph.D. in materials science and engineering, UC Berkeley

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    Carter C. Price

    Codirector, Center for Scalable Computing and Analysis; Senior Mathematician
    Education Ph.D. in applied mathematics, University of Maryland; M.S. in applied mathematics, University of Maryland; B.A. in mathematics and physics, Hendrix College

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    Michelle Priest

    Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND; Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education B.A. in economics, University of California, Los Angeles; B.A. in linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles

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    Shannon Prier

    Quantitative Analyst
    Education Master of Public Policy in homeland security and quantitative methods, University of Southern California

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    Prateek Puri

    Associate Information Scientist
    Education PhD in physics, University of California, Los Angeles; MSc in physics, University of California, Los Angeles; BSc in physics, University of California, Los Angeles

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    Susan M. Gates

    Director, Office of Research Quality Assurance; Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education Ph.D. in economic analysis and policy, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University; M.A. in Russian and Eastern European studies, Stanford University; A.B. in mathematical economics, Brown University

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    Lindsey Gawthrop

    Human Resources Manager, RAND Europe
    Education B.Sc. in human resources management, University of Leicester

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    Diana Gehlhaus

    Adjunct Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in applied economics, Johns Hopkins University; B.A. in mathematics and economics, Bucknell University