Benjamin Master is a senior policy researcher at RAND within the economics, sociology, and statistics department, and a professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His research has focused on issues of education and workforce development. He has led projects involving both quantitative and qualitative research methods, with expertise in experimental design and analysis, quasi-expeimental techniques to support causal inference, survey methods and analysis, developmental evaluations to inform program strategies, and case study analyses. Master serves as the Quality Assurance Manager within RAND's Education and Labor division. He is also a collaborating researcher at the RAND Lowy Family Middle Class Pathways Center.
Master has published numerous studies addressing the impact, implementation, and costs of large-scale programmatic interventions aimed at human capital development, particularly for educators. He is committed to conducting research that has the potential to improve educational and workforce outcomes and enhance equity at scale. Master earned a Ph.D. in education policy and organization studies at Stanford University.
Ph.D. in education policy, Stanford University; BA in economics, Brown University
