Ph.D. in economics, Cornell University; M.Sc. in econometrics, London School of Economics; M.A. in economics, Cornell University; B.A. in economics/literature/mathematics, Pomona College
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More ExpertsPhilip Armour (he/his) is an economist at the RAND Corporation and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. As an empirical labor economist, he relies on variation in labor market trends and public policy to uncover how individuals perceive eligibility for and generosity of government benefits, how workers adapt to changing health, how households and individuals make financial decisions, and how and when workers stop working. At RAND, he has worked at the intersection of labor market outcomes, financial well-being, and health conditions, and the implications for public program design, including those administered by the Department of Defense, the VA, and the Social Security Administration. His research has been published in academic journals, policy briefs, and RAND reports, and has been funded by various government agencies, including the Social Security Administration, the Department of Defense, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, the National Institute on Aging, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Department of Labor.
Armour earned an M.Sc. in econometrics from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. in economics from Cornell University, and he currently teaches courses in general equilibrium and public finance at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He also is the Director for the Research, Analysis, and Design Stream at Pardee RAND.
