Sam Morales (he/him) is a quantitative analyst at the RAND Corporation. His research interests include immigration, labor economics, financial inclusion, remittances, international trade, urban planning, and climate adaptation. Before joining RAND, he worked as an Analytic Support Analyst at McKinsey & Company, providing analytical and data visualization support for the firm's U.S. Government and Defense practices. He has a B.A. in Economics from Boston College and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Virginia, where he wrote an Applied Policy Project with the World Bank's Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development exploring ways to reduce transaction costs for remittances sent my migrants to Sub-saharan Africa.

Education

M.P.P. in public policy, University of Virginia; B.A. in economics, Boston College

Languages

English; Spanish

Selected Work

  • Steiner, Elizabeth D., Sam Morales, and Christine Mulhern, Access to Mathematics Learning and Postsecondary Preparation Opportunities in High School: Findings from the 2023 American Mathematics Educator Study, RAND Corporation (RR-A2836-3), 2024
  • Doan, Sy, John Engberg, Sam Morales, Heather L. Schwartz, and Lynn A. Karoly, Evaluation of Delaware's Opportunity Funding and Student Success Block Grant Programs: Third and Final Year, RAND Corporation (RR-A230-3), 2023
  • Clancy, Noreen, Lloyd Dixon, Jessica Welburn Paige, Sam Morales, Brian Wong, Andrew M. Parker, and Katherine Grace Carman, Improving the Financial Resilience of Public Entities and Individuals for Natural Disasters: A Resource Guide for State and Local Government, RAND Corporation (RR-A1770-3), 2023
  • Finucane, Melissa L., Noreen Clancy, Andrew M. Parker, Jessica Welburn Paige, Karishma V. Patel, Devin Tierney, Michael T. Wilson, Peggy Wilcox, Tucker Reese, Jhacova Williams, Jordan R. Reimer, Thomas Goode, Sam Morales, and Alyson Harding, An Initial Methodology for Evaluating Social Equity Performance in Disaster Mitigation Grants: The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program, RAND Corporation (RR-A2145-1), 2023
  • Finucane, Melissa L., Noreen Clancy, Andrew M. Parker, Jessica Welburn Paige, Karishma V. Patel, Devin Tierney, Michael T. Wilson, Peggy Wilcox, Tucker Reese, Jhacova Williams, Jordan R. Reimer, Thomas Goode, Sam Morales, and Alyson Harding, How Do We Know Whether Federal Disaster Programs Are Equitable? An Initial Methodology for Evaluating Social Equity Performance of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Mitigation Grant Program, RAND Corporation (RR-A2145-2), 2023

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