Keith Crane

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Director, RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
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Education

Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, Indiana University; B.A. in international studies, University of Minnesota

Overview

Biography

Keith Crane is director of the Environment, Energy, and Economic Development program at the RAND Corporation, as well as a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. In addition to working on issues within this program, Crane is also engaged in issues pertaining to China, Iraq, Iran, the Middle East, the transition economies of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, and post-conflict nation building. He was a member of the Afghan Study Group in 2007 and in 2006 served on the Economy and Reconstruction Working Group for the Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group. In Fall 2003, Crane served as an economic policy advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad. Crane writes extensively on transition issues in policy and academic journals and briefs high-level decisionmakers.

He was an adjunct professor in the Department of Economics at Georgetown University in 2001–2002 and in the George Mason University public policy program between 1998 and 2000. He has served as a faculty member of the RAND-UCLA Center for the Study of Soviet International Behavior and as a Fulbright Professor at the Central School of Planning and Statistics in Warsaw, Poland. Crane received his Ph.D. in economics from Indiana University.

Recent Projects

  • Estimating the cost of renewable fuels
  • Assessing the implications of imposing a tax on oil to finance transportation infrastructure
  • Assessing U.S. counternarcotics policies in Afghanistan
  • Forecasting Russia's economic growth and military spending
  • Estimating and projecting China's military spending

Selected Publications

Keith Crane et al., Guidebook for Supporting Economic Development in Stability Operations, RAND Corporation (TR-633), 2009

Keith Crane et al., Iran's Political, Demographic, and Economic Vulnerabilities, RAND Corporation (MG-693), 2008

Keith Crane and F. Stephen Larrabee, Encouraging Trade and Foreign Direct Investment in Ukraine, RAND Corporation (MG-673-NSRD), 2007

James Dobbins et al., The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building, RAND Corporation (MG-557-SRF), 2007

Olga Oliker et al., U.S. Policy Options for Iraq: A Reassessment, RAND Corporation (MG-613), 2007

Keith Crane and Nathan Chandler, Doing Business with the Euro: Risks and Opportunities, RAND Corporation (CF-221-EC), 2005

Keith Crane et al., Modernizing China's Military: Opportunities and Constraints, RAND Corporation (MG-260-1-AF), 2005

Keith Crane et al., "Russian Investment in the Commonwealth of Independent States," Journal of Eurasian Geography and Economics, 2005

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: Agence France Presse; Associated Press; Bloomberg News; C-SPAN; Chicago Tribune; CNN; CQ Weekly; Harper's Magazine; Houston Business Journal; International Oil Daily; Los Angeles Times; Marketplace Radio; National Iranian American Council; National Journal; National Public Radio; New York Times; PBS; Reuters; South China Morning Post; Voice of America

Commentary: Christian Science Monitor; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Economics

Recent Projects

  • Forecasting Russia's economic growth and military spending
  • Evaluating barriers to trade and investment in Ukraine
  • Assessing the experiences with post-conflict nation building
  • Estimating and projecting China's military spending
  • Labor market reform in Qatar

Selected Publications

Keith Crane, Nora Bensahel, et al, After Saddam: Prewar Planning and the Occuption of Iraq, RAND Corporation (MG-642-A), 2008

Keith Crane, James Dobbins, et al, Europe's Role in Nation Building: From the Balkans to Congo, RAND Corporation (MG-722-RC), 2008

Keith Crane, Rollie Lal, and Jeff Martini, Iran's Political, Demographic, and Economic Vulnerabilities, RAND Corporation (MG-693-AF), 2008

Keith Crane and Evan Medeiros et al, Pacific Currents: The Responses of U.S. Allies and Security Partners in East Asia to China's Rise, RAND Corporation (MG-736-AF), 2008

Keith Crane and F. Stephen Larrabee, Encouraging Trade and Foreign Direct Investment in Ukraine, RAND Corporation (MG-673-NSRD), 2007

Keith Crane, The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building, RAND Corporation (MG-557-SRF), 2007

Keith Crane and Olga Oliker, U.S. Policy Options for Iraq, RAND Corporation (MG-613-AF), 2007

Eurasian Geography and Economics, "Russian Investment in the Commonwealth of Independent States," Keith Crane, D.J. Peterson, and Olga Oliker, 46(6):404-444, 2005

Commentary

On Carbon Dioxide, a Better Alternative — Nov 29, 2007

  • Washingtonpost.com

Iraq's Jobs-for-Peace Mirage — Feb 11, 2007

  • Project Syndicate

Put Iraqi Insurgents Out of Business — Jan 29, 2007

  • Christian Science Monitor

The Falling Dollar: A Silver Lining for Pittsburgh — May 8, 2005

  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Publications