Charles A. Goldman

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Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in economic analysis and policy, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University; S.B. in computer science and engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Overview

Biography

Charles A. Goldman is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation and a professor of economics at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He specializes 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, Singapore, China, India, and the United States. His work includes comparative studies; system design, governance, and finance; evaluation of program implementations and impacts; effective use of data resources and design of data systems; and strategic planning.

His publications include Education for a New Era: Design and Implementation of K–12 Education Reform in Qatar (Brewer et al., RAND, 2007), In Pursuit of Prestige: Strategy and Competition in U.S. Higher Education (Brewer et al., Transaction Publishers, 2004), and The PhD Factory (with William F. Massy, Anker Publishing Company, 2000).

Goldman previously served as associate director of RAND Education and of the Manpower and Training Program within RAND Arroyo Center.

Goldman received his S.B. in computer science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in economic analysis and policy from Stanford University, and held a postdoctoral fellowship in the Stanford School of Education.

Recent Projects

  • Higher education ranking and data systems
  • Education reform and labor markets in Qatar, UAE, Oman, Syria, and Lebanon
  • 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 (MG-711-KRF), 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 (OP-218-CAPP), 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 (MG-786-RC), 2008

Dominic J. Brewer et al., Education for a New Era: Design and Implemention of K-12 Education Reform in Qatar, RAND Corporation (MG-548-QATAR), 2007

The RAND Palestinian State Study Team, Building a Successful Palestinian State, RAND Corporation (MG-146-DCR), 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

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: Associated Press; Atlantic Monthly; Korea Times; Reno-Gazette Journal

Economics

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 (MG-711-KRF), 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 (OP-218-CAPP), 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 (MG-786-RC), 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 (MG-548-QATAR), 2007

The RAND Palistianian State Study Team, Building a Successful Palistinian State, RAND Corporation (MG-146-DCR), 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

Publications

Qatar - 2013