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Beth J. AschSanta Monica Office Associate Director, Forces and Resources Policy Center, National Security Research Division, Senior Economist Media AvailabilityThis researcher is available for interviews. Show Details » EducationPh.D. in economics, University of Chicago; B.A. in economics, University of California, Los Angeles |
Research Focus
Military recruiting; military compensation; civil service reform; military retention
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Recruitment of minorities
- Enlistment standards; Recruiting resource effectiveness
- Military retirement reform
- Retention of language professionals
- Reserve recruiting
Selected Publications
John Warner, James Miller, Beth Asch, "Economics and the All-Volunteer Force", in Better Living Through Economics, John Sigfried (Editor), Boston MA: Harvard University Press, 2009
Beth Asch, James Hosek, John Warner, "New Economics of Defense Manpower in the Post-Cold War Era", in The Handbook of Defense Economics. Volume 2. Chapter 32, Edited by Todd Sandler and Keith Hartley. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2007
Beth J. Asch et al., The Quality of Personnel in the Enlisted Ranks, RAND Corporation, 2006
Beth J. Asch et al., What Factors Affect the Military Enlistment of Hispanic Youth? A Look at Enlistment Qualifications, RAND Corporation, 2005
Beth J. Asch and James R. Hosek, Looking to the Future: What Does Transformation Mean for Military Manpower and Personnel Policy?, RAND Corporation, 2004
Beth J. Asch et al., Policy Options for Military Recruiting in the College Market: Results from a National Survey, RAND Corporation, 2004
Robert Klitgaard and Paul C. Light, eds., "The Economic Complexities of Incentive Reforms", RAND
Research Focus
Labor economics; personnel economics; defense economics; applied microeconomics; Compensation; labor supply; incentives and worker productivity; military labor supply
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Defense personnel issues
- Compensation
- Incentives
- Labor supply
- Retirement
Selected Publications
John Sigfried, John Warner, James Miller, Beth Asch, "Economics and the All-Volunteer Force", Better Living Through Economics, 2009
Beth Asch, James Hosek, Michael Mattock Christina Panis, Assessing Compensation Reform: Research in Support of the 10th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, RAND Corporation, 2008
Beth Asch, Christopher Buck, Jacob Klerman, Meredith Kleykamp, and David Loughran, Enlistment of Hispanic Youth: Obstacles and Opportunities, RAND Corporation, 2008
Todd Sandler and Keith Hartley, Beth Asch, James Hosek, John Warner, "New Economics of Defense Manpower in the Post-Cold War Era", The Handbook of Defense Economics, 2007
Research Focus
Military recruiting, military compensation, civil service reform, military retention
Recent Projects
- Recruitment of minorities
- Enlistment standards
- Military retirement reform
- Reserve recruiting
- Reserve retirement
- Military quality of life and family support
- Civil service retirement
- Staff researcher on Defense Advisory Committee on Military Compensation
Selected Publications
The Quality of Personnel in the Enlisted Ranks, Beth J. Asch et al., RAND Corporation, 2005
"The Economic Complexities of Incentive Reforms," in Robert Klitgaard and Paul C. Light, eds., High-Performance Government: Structure, Leadership, Incentives, RAND Corporation, 2005
What Factors Affect the Military Enlistment of Hispanic Youth? A Look at Enlistment Qualifications, Beth J. Asch et al., RAND Corporation, 2005
Looking to the Future: What Does Transformation Mean for Military Manpower and Personnel Policy? Beth J. Asch and James R. Hosek, RAND Corporation, 2004
Policy Options for Military Recruiting in the College Market: Results from a National Survey, Beth J. Asch et al., RAND Corporation, 2004
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Bloomberg News; CQ Weekly; The Economist; Los Angeles Times; Minnesota Public Radio; The Nation; New York Times
Commentary: Boston Globe
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.




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