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Welcome to RAND Labor and Population

RAND Labor and Population has built a national and international reputation for conducting high-quality, empirical research to support and improve policies and organizations around the world.

Our work has focused on labor markets, social welfare policy, demographic behavior, aging issues, retirement, and international development with the common aim toward understanding why people make the decisions they do and how markets, society, and policy affect them.

Findings and News

Behavioral Finance and Public Policy Conference — May 25, 2010

family finance

The 2010 Behavioral Finance Forum (BeFi) will be held on May 25 in Washington DC. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss trends and new policy options in consumer finance with academics, industry experts, members of congress, their staff and other policy makers.

James P. Smith Wins 2009 Ulysses Medal from University College Dublin — Oct. 22, 2009

photo of James P. Smith

James P. Smith, Senior Economist and RAND Chair in Labor Markets and Demographic Studies, received the 2009 Ulysses Medal from University College Dublin, an award given to "individuals whose work has made an outstanding global contribution."

U.S.-U.K. Conference on Behavioral Finance and Public Policy — Jul. 30, 2009

Brigitte Madrian Speaking at BeFi Conference

The U.S.-U.K. Conference on Behavioral Finance and Public Policy held on May 1, 2009, highlighted new ideas that will help consumers make better financial decisions and achieve better outcomes.

Featured Projects

Financial Literary Center Will Help Promote Informed Financial Decisionmaking — Mar. 15, 2010

woman stressed about bills

The Financial Literacy Center will bring together policymakers, practitioners, and researchers in order to develop educational tools and programs that help individuals prepare for their long-term financial stability, including those with low to moderate incomes, young employees, women, people with disabilities, and seniors.

Center for Financial and Economic Decision Making Studies Human Behavior — Feb. 20, 2009

piggy bank

Ongoing research at the Center for Financial and Economic Decision Making (CFED) addresses the process of financial decision making over the life-cycle, in particular assessing how people collect information; how they think about risks, and probabilities; and how well they match their decisions to their preferences and interests.

Featured Research

Consumer Use of Banks and Credit Unions: Findings from a Survey for the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues — 2009

Jinkook Lee, Teryn Mattox, Kyoung-Nan Kwon, Arie Kapteyn, Tania Gutsche

Helping Each Other in Times of Need: Financial Help as a Means of Coping with the Economic Crisis — 2009

Susann Rohwedder

Preschool Adequacy and Efficiency in California: Issues, Policy Options, and Recommendations — 2009

Lynn A. Karoly

The Economics of Early Childhood Policy: What the Dismal Science Has to Say About Investing in Children — 2008

M. Rebecca Kilburn, Lynn A. Karoly

Evaluating the Spirituality for Kids After-School Program — 2008

Nicole Maestas, Sarah Gaillot

Managing Diversity in Corporate America: An Exploratory Analysis — 2008

Jefferson P. Marquis, Nelson Lim, Lynn M. Scott, Margaret C. Harrell, Jennifer Kavanagh

Room for Improvement in the Use of High-Quality Preschool Programs for California's Children — 2008

Lynn A. Karoly, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Gail L. Zellman, Michal Perlman, Lynda Fernyhough

What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy? — 2008

M. Rebecca Kilburn, Lynn A. Karoly

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