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Paul Heaton

Santa Monica Office

Associate Economist

Education

Ph.D. in economics, University of Chicago; M.A. in economics, University of Chicago; B.A. in Chinese, Brigham Young University; B.A. in economics, Brigham Young University

Biography

Paul Heaton is an Associate Economist at RAND. His areas of expertise include law and economics, applied microeconomics, and criminal justice policy. His current research projects examine the effects of no-fault automobile policies on accident rates and the types of accidents that generate tort claims. 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.

Research Focus

Labor economics; applied microeconomics; law and economics

RAND Research Areas

Civil Justice; Education

Recent Projects

  • Assessing the relationship between insurance coverage and accidents, measuring the effects of racial profiling policy, estimating the long-run effects of childhood educational disruption.

Selected Publications

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

Biography

Paul Heaton is an Associate Economist at RAND. His areas of expertise include law and economics, applied microeconomics, and criminal justice policy. His current research projects examine the effects of no-fault automobile policies on accident rates and the types of accidents that generate tort claims. 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.

Research Focus

Applied microeconomics; law and economics; labor economics; insurance and regulation; minorities and discrimination; criminal justice policy

RAND Research Areas

Civil Justice; Education

Research Focus

Labor economics; applied microeconomics; law and economics; criminal and civil justice policy; economic status of minorities; education

RAND Research Areas

Civil Justice; Education

Recent Projects

  • Understanding the relationship between auto insurance coverage, accidents, and treatment
  • Measuring the effects of criminal justice policy interventions
  • Assessing the economic impact of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Evaluating urban education initiatives

Selected Publications

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

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