The Soviet Economic Dilemma of Eastern Europe
Examines probable changes in Soviet economic policies toward Eastern Europe during the next decade.
Keith Crane is a senior economist at RAND. His primary interest is developing and evaluating policy options for addressing climate change. He is also engaged in issues pertaining to U.S. energy production and consumption, China, the Middle East, Afghanistan, the transition economies of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, and post-conflict nation building. In 2003, he served as an economic policy advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad.
Prior to rejoining RAND, Crane was chief operating officer and director of research at PlanEcon, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based research and consulting firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics. During his tenure at PlanEcon, Crane provided analysis and economic forecasts used in over 100 major investments in the region. He writes extensively on transition issues in policy and academic journals and briefs high-level decisionmakers. Crane received his Ph.D. in economics from Indiana University.
Education
Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, Indiana University; B.A. in international studies, University of Minnesota
Selected Work
- Crane, Keith, Timothy R. Heath, Alexandra Stark, and Cindy Zheng, The Effectiveness of U.S. Economic Policies Regarding China Pursued from 2017 to 2024, RAND Corporation (RR-A3055-1), 2024
- With Thomas J. Colvin, Abby Goldman, Emily Grumbling, and Andrew Ware, Economic Benefits and Losses from Foreign STEM Talent in the United States , Science and Technology Policy Institute IDA. Alexandria, Virginia., 2021
- With Bhavya Lal, Benjamin Corbin, and Reina Buenconsejo. , Market Analysis of a Privately-Owned and Operated Private Space Station. P-8247, IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute, 2017
- Marco Hafner, Vegard M. Nygaard, Benjamin J. Sacks, Matthew Sargent, Andrew Scruggs, James Fan, Accelerating Economic Growth in Puerto Rico, RAND (RR- A2959-7 ), 2026 (forthcoming)
- Siler-Evans, Kyle, Elvira N. Loredo, Chandra Garber, Keith Crane, and Vegard M. Nygaard, Priority Recommendations for Puerto Rico to Promote Well-Being and Economic Growth, RAND Corporation (RR-A2959-30), 2025
- Kyle Siler-Evans, Elvira N. Loredo, Chandra Garber, Vegard M. Nygaard, Accelerating Puerto Rico’s Disaster Recovery: A Synthesis of Findings and Recommendations, RAND Corporation ( RR-A2959-14), 2025
- Sara Hughes, Jennie W. Wenger, Tom LaTourrette, Jo Caulkins, Scott Behmer, Implications of a Cutoff in Chinese Exports of Gallium and Germanium to the United States and Potential Policy Responses, RAND (RR-A3222-1), 2025
- Olga Oliker, Lynn E. Davis, Andrew Radin, Celeste Gventer, Susanne Sondergaard, Jame T. Quinlivan, Stephen B. Seabrook, Jacopo Bellasio, Bryan Frederick, Andriy Bega, and Jakub Hlavka, Security Sector Reform in Ukraine, RAND (RR1475-1), 2017