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Lynn A. Karoly

Washington Office

Senior Economist

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Education

Ph.D., M.A. in economics, Yale University; B.A. in economics, Claremont McKenna College

Research Focus

Early care and education; family and child well-being; poverty and inequality; retirement; social welfare policy; U.S. labor markets

Recent Projects

  • Preschool in California, economics of universal preschool
  • Costs and benefits of early childhood interventions
  • Self-employment of older workers
  • Implications of various trends for the future U.S. workforce, workplace, and compensation
  • The economic impact of welfare reform

Selected Publications

Zissimopoulos, Julie and Lynn A. Karoly, "Transitions to Self-Employment at Older Ages: The Role of Wealth, Health, Health Insurance, and Other Factors", Labour Economics, 14(2) 269-295, 2007

B. R. Karney et al., County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California, RAND Corporation, 2005

Lynn A. Karoly et al., Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise, RAND Corporation, 2005

Lynn A. Karoly and J. H. Bigelow, The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California, RAND Corporation, 2005

Jeffrey Grogger and Lynn A. Karoly, Welfare Reform: Effects of a Decade of Change, Harvard University Press, 2005

Lynn A. Karoly and Constantijn W. A. Panis, The 21st Century at Work: Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States, RAND Corporation, 2004

Karoly, Lynn A., Investing in the Future: Reducing Poverty through Human Capital Investments in Understanding Poverty, Russell Sage Foundation and Harvard University Press, 2001

Research Focus

Early childhood programs; child and family well-being; social welfare policy; labor markets; retirement behavior; inequality and poverty

Recent Projects

  • Adequacy and efficiency of preschool education in California
  • Costs and benefits of early childhood interventions
  • The economic impact of welfare reform
  • Self-employment of older workers
  • Implications of various trends for the future U.S. workforce, workplace, and compensation

Selected Publications

Lynn Karoly,, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Gail L. Zellman, Michal Perlman, and Lynda Fernyhough, Prepared to Learn:  The Nature and Quality of Early Care and Education for Preschool-Age Children in California, RAND Corporation, 2008

Lynn Karoly, Julie Zissimopoulos, "Transitions to Self-Employment at Older Ages: The Role of Wealth, Health, Health Insurance, and Other Factors", Labour Economics, 14(2) 269-295, 2007

Lynn Karoly, James H. Bigelow, The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California, RAND Corporation, 2005

Lynn Karoly, Jeffrey Grogger, Welfare Reform: Effects of a Decade of Change, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 2005

Lynn Karoly, Constantijn W.A. Panis, The 21st Century at Work: Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States, RAND Corporation, 2004

Lynn Karoly, "Investing in the Future: Reducing Poverty through Human Capital", Sheldon H. Danziger, Robert H. Haveman, eds., 314-356, 2001

Lynn Karoly, Jeannette A. Rogowski, "Health Insurance and Retirement Behavior: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey", Journal of Health Economics, 529-539, 2000

Research Focus

Early care and education, family and child well-being, poverty and inequality, retirement, social welfare policy, U.S. labor markets

Recent Projects

  • Assessed the costs and benefits of a high-quality universal preschool program in California

Previous Positions

Director, RAND Labor and Population

Selected Publications

County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California, RAND Corporation, 2005

Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise, Lynn A. Karoly et al., RAND Corporation, 2005

Welfare Reform: Effects of a Decade of Change, Jeffrey Grogger and Lynn A. Karoly, Harvard University Press, 2005

The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California, Lynn A. Karoly and J. H. Bigelow, RAND Corporation, 2005

The 21st Century at Work: Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States, Lynn A. Karoly and Constantijn W. A. Panis, RAND Corporation, 2004

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: Associated Press; Chicago Tribune; CNN; Marketplace Morning Report; San Diego Union-Tribune; San Francisco Chronicle; San Jose Mercury News; USA Today; Wall Street Journal

Commentary: Los Angeles Times

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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