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Research Assistant
M.Phil. in international relations, University of Cambridge; B.A. (Hons) in history, University of East Anglia
Research Fellow
Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in economics, Paris School of Economics; M.Sc. in business, HEC Paris
Associate Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in agricultural and resource economics, University of California, Berkeley; B.S. in environmental engineering, Northwestern University
Political Scientist
Ph.D. in political science, UC San Diego; B.A. in economics, UC Los Angeles
Research Leader
Ph.D. in public health, University of Aberdeen; B.Sc. (Hons) in health sciences, University of Aberdeen
Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in public policy, Harvard University; M.I.A. in international policy analysis and management, Middle East studies, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; postgraduate study in Middle East studies, Tel Aviv University; A.B. in history, Brown University
Political Scientist
Ph.D. in political science, University of Hawai'i at Manoa; M.Phil. in government and public administration, Chinese University of Hong Kong