Anna Brian is an analyst at RAND Europe in the Education, Employment and Skills research group. Primarily focusing on quantitative methods, her research has explored dimensions of disadvantage for children and young people, and she has expertise in evaluating programs to narrow gaps in educational attainment and risk of harm, using her knowledge about cutting-edge research design and openness to innovative ways of working.
She holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Bristol, where she studied econometrics and quantitative evaluation methods, including trials and other approaches to causal inference, and worked as a research assistant on an applied political economy project focusing on incumbency effects in Zimbabwean elections.
Education
M.Sc. in economics, University of Bristol; B.S. in economics, University of Bristol