Elizabeth Hastings Roer

Economist

Pittsburgh Office

Education

Ph.D. in economics, UC San Diego; B.A. in economics, Boston University; M.A. in economics, Boston University

Overview

Liz Hastings Roer (she/her) is an economist at the RAND Corporation. Her recent research focuses on supply chains, defense acquisitions and defense industrial bases. She also has multiple works in progress examining U.S. military veterans' transition to the civilian workforce. Hastings Roer is a former active duty U.S. Air Force Officer. She holds a B.A. and an M.A. from Boston University and a Ph.D. from U.C. San Diego, all in economics.

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Publications

Report
Department of Defense Considerations for Leveraging Commercially Developed Emerging Technologies: Preliminary Insights from Advanced Air Mobility
This report provides preliminary insights from a project to assess advanced air mobility (AAM) developments, the potential for AAM to support military missions, and the implications of AAM commercial markets for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
Jul 18, 2023
Report
Military-to-Civilian Occupational Matching: Using the O*NET to Provide Match Recommendations for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force
The authors employ a unique method for military-to-civilian occupational matching by comparing survey data collected from service members in selected military occupations with similar data previously collected for civilian occupations.
Jun 6, 2023
Report
Characterizing the Uncrewed Systems Industrial Base
The Department of Defense has hypothesized that future demand for uncrewed systems (UxS) will strain the capacity of the defense industrial base (DIB). This report contains an analysis of UxS demand and recommendations on strengthening the DIB.
Apr 26, 2023
Report
The Technology Promotion and Protection Decision Tool: Introduction and User Manual
The authors of this report describe a tool designed to help U.S. Department of Defense decisionmakers select from the many available approaches to promote and protect critical technologies and their associated industrial base.
Jan 31, 2023
Report
Modeling and Measuring the Effects of Economic Shocks on a Defense Industrial Base
The purpose of this report is to assist Department of Defense decisionmakers called upon to respond to adverse economic shocks by identifying opportunities for improving analysis of shocks and their effects on U.S. defense postures.
Oct 18, 2022
Report
Managing Risk in Globalized Supply Chains
This report addresses the challenges the U.S. Air Force faces in mitigating the risks associated with an increasingly globalized weapon supply chain and suggests ways to improve how it addresses such risks.
Feb 5, 2021
Report
A Mechanism to Reduce Medical Supply Shortfalls During Pandemics
In this Perspective, the authors explore a mechanism to help the federal government or other responsible entities increase the flow of medical supplies to where they are most needed at any given point in time by discouraging resource-hoarding.
Apr 16, 2020

Financial Incentives for Businesses Can Increase Employment of People with Criminal Records

Accelerating the Transition to a New U.S. Defense Strategy

Trauma in the Intelligence Community, Climate Change, Cybersecurity: RAND Weekly Recap

Japan Risks Reputation in Oceania with Fukushima Discharge

Supporting More-Effective Stormwater Management in the Mid-Atlantic Region

The Policy Currents Podcast

Developing Strategies for Summer Learning

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Elizabeth Hastings Roer

Education

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Research Focus

Publications

Department of Defense Considerations for Leveraging Commercially Developed Emerging Technologies: Preliminary Insights from Advanced Air Mobility

Military-to-Civilian Occupational Matching: Using the O*NET to Provide Match Recommendations for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force

Characterizing the Uncrewed Systems Industrial Base

The Technology Promotion and Protection Decision Tool: Introduction and User Manual

Modeling and Measuring the Effects of Economic Shocks on a Defense Industrial Base

Managing Risk in Globalized Supply Chains

A Mechanism to Reduce Medical Supply Shortfalls During Pandemics

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