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Richard BuddinSanta Monica Office Senior Economist EducationPh.D. in economics, University of California at Los Angeles |
Biography
Richard Buddin (Ph.D., Economics, University of California at Los Angeles) is a senior labor economist. Dr. Buddin has conducted several studies on school choice. Dr. Buddin recently completed work on an evaluation of charter schools in California. The analysis compared individual-level student achievement growth in different types of schools. In an earlier study, Dr. Buddin examined the theoretical and empirical issues associated with an educational voucher system. The study examined what factors affect the private/public choice in the absence of vouchers and then anticipated how a voucher system would alter those choices. Dr. Buddin has recently completed work on two studies of educational finance issues. He conducted a two-year evaluation of the so-called "Impact Aid" program that provides federal funding to local school districts to offset a portion of the educational expenses of the children of military members. The analysis examines the equity of the federal funding formula and compares the educational opportunities of military children with those of their civilian counterparts. Dr. Buddin is a Professor of Economics in the RAND Graduate School and a Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Expertise
Labor economics; econometrics; public economics
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Assessing the Effectiveness of Charter Schools, Earnings Effects of Job-Related Disabilities, Teacher Quality and Student Achievement.
Selected Publications
Richard Buddin, "Charter Schools Performance in Two Urban Districts", Journal of Urban Economics, 2006
Richard Buddin, An Analysis of Military Disability Compensation, RAND, 2005
Richard Buddin, "Student Achievement in Charter Schools: A Complex Picture", Policy Analysis and Management, 24(2), 2005
Richard Buddin, "The Effect of Employer-Sponsored Education on Job Mobility: Evidence from the U.S. Navy", Industrial Relations, 44(2), 2005
Richard Buddin, "Getting Inside the Black Box: Examining How the Operation of Charter Schools Affects Performance", Peabody Journal of Education (forthcoming), (September)
Expertise
Labor Economics; econometrics; economics of education; public economics; compensation; personnel management; teacher quality; student achievement
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Teacher Quality and Student Achievement
- Earnings Effects of Job-Related Disabilities
- Assessing the Effectiveness of Charter Schools
Selected Publications
Richard Buddin, Gema Zamarro, Teacher Quality, Teacher Licensure Tests, and Student Achivement, RAND Corporation, 2008
Richard Buddin, "Getting Inside the Black Box: Examining How the Operation of Charter Schools Affects Performance", Peabody Journal of Education, (Spring), 2007
Richard Buddin, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Nailing Xia, Merit Pay for Florida Teachers: Design and Implementation Issues, RAND Corporation, 2007
Richard Buddin, "Charter Schools' Performance in Two Urban Districts", ," Journal of Urban Economics, (Sept), 2006
Richard Buddin, Kanika Kapur, An Analysis of Military Disability Compensation, RAND Corporation, 2005
Richard Buddin, "Student Achievement in Charter Schools: A Complex Picture", Policy Analysis and Management, (Spring), 2005
Richard Buddin, "The Effect of Employer-Sponsored Education on Job Mobility: Evidence from the U.S. Navy", Industrial Relations, 44(2), 2005
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