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  • Technology recruiter Penny Bailey works from home in San Francisco, California, January 6, 2021, photo by Jane Tyska/TNS/ABACA via Reuters Connect

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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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    Education M.Sc. in public policy and development, Toulouse School of Economics

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    Senior Economist; Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education Ph.D. in economics, Stanford University; B.A. in economics, philosophy, Williams College

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    Magdalena Douleva

    Director of Development, RAND Europe
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    Denise D. Quigley

    Policy Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education Ph.D. in public policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in German, Monterey Institute of International Studies; M.A. in international policy, Monterey Institute of International Studies

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    Erik Van Hegewald

    Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND; Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education B.S. in astronautical engineering/applied math, United States Air Force Academy

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    Christian van Stolk

    Executive Vice President, RAND Europe
    Education Ph.D. in government, London School of Economics; M.A. in international relations and international economics, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

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    Carlos Villegas

    Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND; Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education M.P.P. in public policy, University of Houston; M.A. in applied economics, University of Houston; B.A. in economics, political science, University of Houston

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    Fatih Unlu

    Director of Labor, Workforce Development, and Postsecondary Education Program; Senior Economist
    Education Ph.D. in economics, Princeton University; M.A. in economics, Princeton University; B.S. in electrical engineering, Bilkent University

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    Erin Audrey Taylor

    Senior Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in health economics, University of Pennsylvania; M.S.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A. in economics, St. Mary's College of Maryland

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    Tara L. Terry

    Senior Operations Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in industrial and operations engineering, University of Michigan; M.S.E in industrial and operations engineering, University of Michigan; B.S. in mathematics, Oakland Univeristy; B.S.E in computer engineering, Oakland Univeristy; B.S.E in electrical engineering, Oakland Univeristy

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    Nathan Thompson

    Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND; Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education M.Sc. in international relations, London School of Economics and Political Science; B.A. in political science; economics, Furman University

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    Patricia K. Tong

    Economist
    Education Ph.D. in economics, University of California, San Diego; B.A. in economics and mathematics, New York University

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    Bonnie L. Triezenberg

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    Education Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.S. in systems science, University of California-Los Angeles; B.S. in aerospace engineering, University of Michigan

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    Zachary Wagner

    Economist; Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education Ph.D. in health economics, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. in international development, University of California, San Diego

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    Jessie Wang

    Labor & Population Fellow, Adjunct
    Education Ph.D. in economics, University of California San Diego; BS, BA in economics, mathematics, Dickinson College

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    Jason M. Ward

    Associate Economist; Associate Director, RAND Center for Housing and Homelessness in Los Angeles; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education Ph.D. in economics, University of Illinois; M.A. in economics, University of Illinois; B.A. in economics, University of Illinois

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    Drake Warren

    Policy Researcher
    Education PhD in spatial analysis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; MA in economics, Northwestern University; BA in mathematical economic analysis, Rice University

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    Molly Waymouth

    Senior Policy Analyst
    Education M.P.H. in health care policy and management, Drexel University; B.A. in Spanish, University of Vermont; B.A. in anthropology, University of Vermont; Graduate Certificate in epidemiology, biostatistics, Drexel University

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    Sarah Weilant

    Senior Policy Analyst
    Education M.P.P. in public policy, American University

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    Cortney Weinbaum

    Senior Management Scientist
    Education B.S. in physics, University of Michigan