Seth A. Seabury

Biography

Seth Seabury is the associate director of the RAND Center for Health and Safety in the Workplace, an economist at the RAND Corporation, and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His research focuses on how law and legal institutions impact health care and labor markets, with a particular emphasis on medical malpractice, workers' compensation, and the health and employment outcomes of the disabled. His research has examined the optimal injury compensation for public safety employees, the effect of disabling workplace injuries on earnings and labor force participation, factors that influence the pretrial settlement of civil disputes, and the impact of liability for medical malpractice on health care costs. Seabury is currently leading a major effort to evaluate the impact of recent legislative reforms on the disability management practices of employers and employment outcomes for workers. He also serves on the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Services Sector Council. Seabury earned his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University.