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. 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.

Research Focus

Publications

  • 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

  • An N95 respirator mask at a laboratory in Maplewood, Minnesota, March 4, 2020, photo by Nicholas Pfosi/Reuters

    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