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M. Rebecca KilburnSanta Monica Office Director, RAND Child Policy; Director, Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School; Senior Economist EducationPh.D. and M.A. in economics, University of Chicago; B.A. in economics, Kenyon College |
Biography
Responsible for the Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities, which provides easy-to-understand information on what works to improve outcomes for children and their families. The Web site is located at www.promisingpractices.net.
Research Focus
Best practices in child and family programs; child care/preschool; demography of families and children
RAND Research Areas
Child Policy; Health and Health Care; Workforce and Workplace
Recent Projects
- Principal Investigator, Later Returns to Early Child Health sponsored by National Institute of Child and Human Development (NIH)
- Principal Investigator, Impacts of Child Care Regulations, with V. Joseph Hotz sponsored by NIH
- Co-Principal Investigator, Changes in Child Care and Consequences for Children, with Anne Pebley and Narayan Sastry sponsored by NIH
- Co-Principal Investigator, Family Links in Children's Health, Education, and Income, with Lee A. Lillard sponsored by NIH
Research Focus
Labor economics; demography; child and family policy; human capital investments; military manpower; child care
RAND Research Areas
Child Policy; Health and Health Care; Workforce and Workplace
Recent Projects
- Impact evaluation of pilot home visiting program
- Analysis of disparities in outcomes for young men
- Assessment of long-term outcomes due to Georgia's universal pre-K program
Selected Publications
Rebecca Shaw, M. Rebecca Kilburn, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention: The Field Reports on the Present and the Future, RAND Corporation, RAND Corporation, 2009
M. Rebecca Kilburn, Lynn A. Karoly, The Economics of Early Childhood Policy: What the Dismal Science Has to Say About Investing in Children, RAND Corporation, 2008
Ashlesha Datar, M. Rebecca Kilburn, David S. Loughran, Health Endowments and Parental Investments in Infancy and Early Childhood, RAND Corporation, 2006
Biography
Responsible for the Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities, which provides easy-to-understand information on what works to improve outcomes for children and their families. The Web site is located at www.promisingpractices.net.Research Focus
Best practices in child and family programs, child care/preschool, demography of families and children
Recent Projects
- Early childhood interventions
Selected Publications
Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise, Lynn Karoly et al., RAND Corporation, 2005
"Meeting Decision Makers' Needs for Evidence-Based Information on Child and Family Policy," Jill Cannon and M. Rebecca Kilburn, Journal of Policy and Management, Vol. 12, No. 4, Fall 2003
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