Sam Morales

Quantitative Analyst

Washington Office

Education

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

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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.

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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
This report presents an initial methodology for how the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program can assess its social equity performance.
Jul 25, 2023
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Report on the Implementation, Costs, and Impacts of the Findhelp Platform in the North Carolina Community College System
The authors examine how the Findhelp online "social care network," which connects students to services that provide basic needs assistance, was implemented at four community colleges in North Carolina, its costs, and its impacts on student success.
Apr 5, 2023
Report
An Initial Methodology for Evaluating Social Equity Performance in Disaster Mitigation Grants: The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program
The authors explore how the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program addresses the greatest natural hazard risks for mitigation (predisaster actions to reduce damage and ease recovery) while also integrating social equity factors.
Mar 22, 2023
Report
Evaluation of Delaware's Opportunity Funding and Student Success Block Grant Programs: Third and Final Year
The authors evaluated two Delaware programs for local education agencies with students experiencing poverty and multilingual learners during the 2019–2020 to 2021–2022 school years: Opportunity Funding and the Student Success Block Grant program.
Feb 7, 2023

What Climate-Related Conflict Could Mean for U.S. Central Command

National Identity and the Origins of the War in Ukraine

BBC's Gaza Service Demonstrates Power of Radio During Conflict

From the Ashes of Hamas-Israel War, Can Economics Drive Peace?

The Safety and Security of the U.S. Maritime Environment

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

Sam Morales

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Research Focus

Publications

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

Report on the Implementation, Costs, and Impacts of the Findhelp Platform in the North Carolina Community College System

An Initial Methodology for Evaluating Social Equity Performance in Disaster Mitigation Grants: The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program

Evaluation of Delaware's Opportunity Funding and Student Success Block Grant Programs: Third and Final Year

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