John Engberg
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Education
Overview
Biography
John Engberg is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation. He specializes in applied statistical methods and microeconomics. Engberg's research spans the areas of education, health, labor markets, economic development, and crime. One theme that connects much of this work is the analysis of data that contain temporal and spatial dependencies: His evaluation of the impact of state enterprise zone programs on local housing and labor markets and his analysis of public school teachers' collective bargaining contracts exemplify this.
Engberg's ongoing projects include an evaluation of a principal pay-for-performance program for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, an evaluation of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Intensive Partnership Sites, and two grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute for Education Sciences to develop and use experimental and non-experimental methods for education policy and program evaluation. He is also working on several National Institutes of Health–funded projects to examine nursing home quality of care and staffing issues.
Prior to joining RAND, Engberg was an associate professor of economics at the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University. He also served as the research director of the Carnegie Mellon Census Data Research Center, one of only a few places in the United States where researchers can obtain access to confidential census data. Engberg received his Ph.D. in labor economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Research Focus
Previous Positions
Associate Professor of Economics, Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University; Research Director, Carnegie Mellon Census Research Data CenterRecent Projects
- Urban education reorganization and reform
- Caregiver turnover and quality of care in nursing homes and home care
- Human resources innovations for effective teaching
- Pittsburgh Public Schools principal pay for performance
Selected Publications
Donna Farley et al., Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress from Program Inception to 2004, RAND Corporation (TR-221), 2005
Babcock L, Engberg J and Greenbaum R.,, "Wage Spillovers in Public Sector Contract Negotiations: The Importance of Social Comparisons," Regional Science and Urban Economics, 35(4), 2005
R. Greenbaum and J. Engberg, "The Impact of State Enterprise Zones on Urban Manufacturing Establishments," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 23(2), 2004
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Economics
Biography
John Engberg is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation. He specializes in applied statistical methods and microeconomics. Engberg's research spans the areas of education, health, labor markets, economic development, and crime. One theme that connects much of this work is the analysis of data that contain temporal and spatial dependencies: His evaluation of the impact of state enterprise zone programs on local housing and labor markets and his analysis of public school teachers' collective bargaining contracts exemplify this.
Engberg's ongoing projects include an evaluation of a principal pay-for-performance program for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, an evaluation of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Intensive Partnership Sites, and two grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute for Education Sciences to develop and use experimental and non-experimental methods for education policy and program evaluation. He is also working on several National Institutes of Health–funded projects to examine nursing home quality of care and staffing issues.
Prior to joining RAND, Engberg was an associate professor of economics at the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University. He also served as the research director of the Carnegie Mellon Census Data Research Center, one of only a few places in the United States where researchers can obtain access to confidential census data. Engberg received his Ph.D. in labor economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Recent Projects
- Caregiver turnover and quality of care in nursing homes and home care
- Public school performance measures
- Impact of tobacco control spending on smoking behavior and health outcomes
Selected Publications
Schultz D, Dubowitz T, Lovejoy S, Tharp-Taylor S, Yu H, Engberg J., Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2006 and 2007, RAND Corporation (TR-611), 2008
Castle NG, Engberg J., "The Influence of Staffing Factors on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes," Health Services Research, 48(4):442-452, 2007
Engberg J and Gill B., Estimating Graduation and Dropout Rates with Longitudinal Data: A Case Study in the Pittsburgh Public Schools., RAND Corporation (WR-372-PPS), 2006
Engberg J and Morral A., "Reducing substance use improves adolescents' school attendance.," Addiction, 101:1741-1751, 2006
Greenbaum, R and Engberg J., "The Impact of State Enterprise Zones on Urban Manufacturing Establishments.," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 35(4):35-416, 2005
Babcock L, Engberg J and Greenbaum R., "Wage Spillovers in Public Sector Contract Negotiations: The Importance of Social Comparisons," Regional Science and Urban Economics, 35(4):395-416, 2005
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