Paul Heaton
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Education
Overview
Biography
Paul Heaton is the director of research at the RAND Institute for Civil Justice and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His areas of expertise include law and economics, applied microeconomics, and criminal justice policy. Recent research projects examine how court funding affects litigation patterns, the determinants of military enlistments, and the relationship between alcohol policy and crime rates. His prior research examines issues in political economy and crime policy and has been published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives and Journal of Law and Economics. Heaton received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago.
Research Focus
Recent Projects
- Assessing the relationship between insurance coverage and accidents
- Measuring the effects of cash incentives on military enlistments
- Evaluating the returns to investments in police personnel
- Examining how combat injury affects labor market outcomes
Selected Publications
Paul Heaton and Eric Helland, "Judicial Expenditures and Litigation Access: Evidence from Auto Injuries," Journal of Legal Studies (forthcoming)
Paul Heaton, "Sunday Liquor Laws and Crime," Journal of Public Economics (forthcoming)
Luis Garicano and Paul Heaton, "Information Technology, Organization, and Productivity in the Public Sector: Evidence from Police Departments," Journal of Labor Economics, 28(1):167-201, 2010
Paul Heaton, "Understanding the Effects of Anti-Profiling Policies," Journal of Law and Economics, 53(1):29-64, 2010
Paul Heaton, "Childhood Educational Disruption and Later Life Outcomes: Evidence from Prince Edward County," Journal of Human Capital, 2(2):154-187, 2008
Paul Heaton, "Does Religion Really Reduce Crime?" Journal of Law and Economics, 49(1):147-172, 2006
Paul Heaton, "Oil for What? - Illicit Iraqi Oil Contracts and the U.N. Security Council," Journal of Economic Perspectives, 19(4):193-206, 2005
Honors & Awards
- Huddleson Outstanding Teacher Award, Pardee RAND Graduate School
- Stephen J. Carroll Distinguished Scholar in Insurance and Liability Policy, RAND Institute for Civil Justice
Civil Justice
Biography
Paul Heaton is the director of research at the RAND Institute for Civil Justice. His areas of expertise include law and economics, applied microeconomics, and criminal justice policy. His current research projects examine the effects of court funding on litigation behavior and of auto insurance regulation on costs and accident rates. His prior research examines issues in political economy and crime policy and has been published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives and Journal of Law and Economics. Heaton received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago.
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