RAND Expert Biography
Susan M. Gates
Director, Kauffman-RAND Institute for Entrepreneurship Public Policy; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Office
Santa Monica
Expertise
Entrepreneurship public policy, department of Defense civil service reform, higher education and professional development
Recent Work
Effect of public policy on entrepreneurship and small business; career paths of principals and superintendents; civilian workforce management for the Department of Defense; demand for child care among military families; impact of outsourcing on the civil service workforce
Previous Positions
Consultant, Center for International Security and Arms Control on Industrial Restructuring and the Political Economy in Russia, Stanford University
Education
Ph.D. in economic analysis and policy, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University; M.A. in Russian and Eastern European studies, Stanford University; A.B. in mathematical economics, Brown University
Publications of Interest
Civilian Workforce Planning in the Department of Defense: Different Levels, Different Roles, Susan M. Gates et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
Examining Child Care Need Among Military Families, Susan M. Gates et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
"Mobility and Turnover Among School Principals," Susan M. Gates et al., Economics of Education Review, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2006
"Organizing for Reorganizing," in Robert Klitgaard and Paul C. Light, eds., High-Performance Government: Structure, Leadership, Incentives, RAND Corporation, 2005
In Pursuit of Prestige: Strategy and Competition in U.S. Higher Education, Dominic J. Brewer et al., Transaction Press, 2001
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
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