Stephanie Rennane

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Economist; Affiliate Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School
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Education

Ph.D. in economics, University of Maryland; M.A. in economics, University of Maryland; B.A. in economics, University of Michigan

Overview

Stephanie Rennane (she/her) is an economist at the RAND Corporation. As an applied microeconomist, her research interests fall at the intersection of labor and health economics and she has particular expertise in the area of disability policy and related social insurance programs. At RAND, Rennane has studied disability policy and military health and compensation topics in a variety of populations and policy settings. She has worked on several projects related to workers’ compensation policies in California and Oregon, and has conducted numerous analyses of Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, and related programs. She also has studied the joint Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs disability evaluation system (IDES) and other military health and compensation topics. She also has ongoing work related to prescription drug research and development costs, as well as health care and income support policies for children with special needs and caregiving. She holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Michigan and an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Maryland.

Research Focus

Selected Publications

Stephanie Rennane, "A Double Safety Net? Understanding Interactions Between Disability Benefits, Formal Assistance, and Family Support," Journal of Health Economics, 69(1), 2020

Andrew Foote, Michel Grosz, and Stephanie Rennane, "The Effect of Lower Transaction Costs on Social Security Disability Insurance Application Rates and Participation," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 38(1), 2019

Nicole Maestas, Kathleen Mullen and Stephanie Rennane, "Unmet Need for Workplace Accommodation," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 38(4), 2019

Zachary Morris and Stephanie Rennane, "Functional Limitations and Employment among Disability Benefit Recipients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Mediation Analysis," Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 50(1), 2019

Michael Dworsky, Denise D. Quigley, Stephanie Rennane and Madeline B. Doyle, Evaluation of the Return to Work Fund in California's Workers' Compensation System: Performance to Date and Options for Modification, RAND (RR-2548), 2018

Mark Duggan, Melissa S. Kearney, and Stephanie Rennane "The Supplemental Security Income Program," in Robert A. Moffitt, Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume II, University of Chicago Press, 2016

Publications