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Charles A. GoldmanSanta Monica Office Senior Economist; Associate Director for International Development, RAND Education EducationPh.D. in economic analysis and policy, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University; S.B. in computer science and engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Biography
Charles A. Goldman is an economist specializing in the analysis of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education in a number of countries. Since 2002, he has worked closely with the government of Qatar to expand high-quality options for schooling at all levels. He has also analyzed education systems in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, South Korea, and Singapore. As an associate director of RAND Education, he shares responsibility for the development of RAND's international education project portfolio. His recent major monographs and books include Education for a New Era, Building a Successful Palestinian State, In Pursuit of Prestige, The PhD Factory, and Paying for University Research Facilities and Administration. Dr. Goldman also holds an appointment as Professor of Economics at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Prior to joining RAND in 1993, he earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a PhD in Economic Analysis and Policy from Stanford University, and held a postdoctoral fellowship in the Stanford School of Education.
Research Focus
Economics of education; education reform; international education
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Standards-based education reform in Qatar and Syria
- Education in a future Palestinian state
- Education and labor markets in four Arab countries
- University research funding in Korea
- Prospects for educational development in India and China
Selected Publications
Somi Seong, Charles A. Goldman, et al, Brain Korea 21 Phase II: A New Evaluation Model, RAND Corporation, 2008
Charles A. Goldman, Krishina B. Kumar, and Ying Liu, Education and the Asian Surge: A Comparison of the Education Systems in India and China, RAND Corporation, 2008
Gabriella Gonzalez et al., Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, RAND Corporation, 2008
Dominic J. Brewer et al., Education for a New Era: Design and Implemention of K-12 Education Reform in Qatar, RAND Corporation, 2007
The RAND Palestinian State Study Team, Building a Successful Palestinian State, RAND Corporation, 2005
Dominic J. Brewer, Susan M. Gates, and Charles A. Goldman, In Pursuit of Prestige: Strategy and Competition in U.S. Higher Education, Transaction Publishers, 2002
Charles A. Goldman and William F. Massy, The PhD Factory: Training and Employment of Science and Engineering Doctorates in the United States, Anker Publishing, 2001
Research Focus
Macroeconomics; international trade; labor economics; defense economics; economics of education; defense personnel policy
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Standards-based education reform in Qatar and Syria
- Private education in Qatar and UAE
- University research funding in Korea
- Prospects for a successful education system in a Palestinian State
- Postsecondary education in the United States and Qatar
Selected Publications
Somi Seong, Steven W. Popper, Charles A. Goldman, David K. Evans, Clifford A. Grammich, Brain Korea 21 Phase II: A New Evaluation Model, RAND Corporation, 2008
Charles A. Goldman, Krishna B. Kumar, and Ying Liu, Education and Asian Surge: A Comparison of the Education Systems in India and China, RAND Corporation, 2008
Gabriella Gonzalez, Lynn A. Karoly, Louay Constant, Hanine Salem, Charles A. Goldman, Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the, RAND Corporation, 2008
Dominic J. Brewer, Catherine H. Augustine, Gail L. Zellman, Gery Ryan, Charles A. Goldman, Cathleen Stasz, Louay Constant, Education for a New Era: Designing and Implementing K-12 Education Reform in Qatar, RAND Corporation, 2007
The RAND Palistianian State Study Team, Building a Successful Palistinian State, RAND Corporation, 2005
Charles A. Goldman, Susan M. Gates and Dominic J. Brewer, In Pursuit of Prestige: Strategy and Competition in U.S. Higher Education, Transaction Press, 2001
Charles A. Goldman, William F. Massy, The PhD Factory: Training and Employment of Science and Engineering Doctorates in the United States, Anker Publishing, 2000
Research Focus
Economics of education, education reform, international education
Recent Projects
- Education reform in Qatar and Syria
- Education in a future Palestinian state
- Prospects for educational development in India and China
- Strategy and competition in U.S. higher education
Selected Publications
Education for a New Era: Design and Implemention of K-12 Education Reform in Qatar, Dominic J. Brewer et al., 2007
Building a Successful Palestinian State, The RAND Palestinian State Study Team, RAND Corporation, 2005
In Pursuit of Prestige: Strategy and Competition in U.S. Higher Education, Dominic Brewer et al., Transaction Publishers, 2001
The PhD Factory: Training and Employment of Science and Engineering Doctorates in the United States, Charles A. Goldman and William F. Massy, Anker Publishing, 2001
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Associated Press; Atlantic Monthly; Korea Times; Reno-Gazette Journal
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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