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Susan M. GatesSanta Monica Office Senior Economist; Director, Kauffman-RAND Institute for Entrepreneurship Public Policy EducationPh.D. in economic analysis and policy, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University; M.A. in Russian and Eastern European studies, Stanford University; A.B. in mathematical economics, Brown University |
Biography
Susan M. Gates is a Senior Economist specializing in the economics of organizations, political economy, and applications of economic management principles to public sector organizations, with a special interest in public sector leadership and entrepreneurship. She is the Director of Kauffman-RAND Institute for Entrepreneurship and Public Policy in the RAND Institute for Civil Justice. Susan's current projects include a study of the Department of Defense acquisition workforce, an evaluation of the New Leaders for New Schools national principal training program, and an examination of the use of health savings accounts by small businesses. Susan has led projects on a wide range of topics including the career paths of school principals and superintendents, the impact of DoD outsourcing efforts on the civil service workforce, civilian workforce requirements in the Department of Defense, and intern programs as a recruiting tool for the Department of Defense. Other recent studies examined higher education from an industry perspective, the cost of and demand for military childcare programs and approaches for ensuring the quality and productivity of DoD's education and professional development activities targeting civilians. Susan received her Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Research Focus
Entrepreneurship public policy; department of Defense civil service reform; higher education and professional development
RAND Research Areas
Child Policy; Civil Justice; Education; Health and Health Care; National Security; Workforce and Workplace
Recent Projects
- Effect of public policy on entrepreneurship and small business
- Career paths of principals and superintendents
- Civilian workforce management for the Department of Defense
- Demand for child care among military families
- Impact of outsourcing on the civil service workforce
Selected Publications
Susan M. Gates et al., Civilian Workforce Planning in the Department of Defense: Different Levels, Different Roles, RAND Corporation, 2006
Susan M. Gates et al., Examining Child Care Need Among Military Families, RAND Corporation, 2006
Dominic J. Brewer et al., In Pursuit of Prestige: Strategy and Competition in U.S. Higher Education, Transaction Press, 2006
Susan M. Gates et al., "Mobility and Turnover Among School Principals", Economics of Education Review, 25(3), 2006
Susan Gates, Organizing for Reorganizing, in Klitgaard and Light, Eds., High-Performance Government: Structure, Leadership, Incentives, RAND Corporation, 2005
Biography
Susan M. Gates is a Senior Economist specializing in the economics of organizations, political economy, and applications of economic management principles to public sector organizations, with a special interest in public sector leadership and entrepreneurship. She is the Director of Kauffman-RAND Institute for Entrepreneurship and Public Policy in the RAND Institute for Civil Justice. Susan's current projects include a study of the Department of Defense acquisition workforce, an evaluation of the New Leaders for New Schools national principal training program, and an examination of the use of health savings accounts by small businesses. Susan has led projects on a wide range of topics including the career paths of school principals and superintendents, the impact of DoD outsourcing efforts on the civil service workforce, civilian workforce requirements in the Department of Defense, and intern programs as a recruiting tool for the Department of Defense. Other recent studies examined higher education from an industry perspective, the cost of and demand for military childcare programs and approaches for ensuring the quality and productivity of DoD's education and professional development activities targeting civilians
Research Focus
Economics of organizations; political economics; applications of economic management principles to public sector organizations; entrepreneurship; workforce management; K-12 educational leadership
RAND Research Areas
Child Policy; Civil Justice; Education; Health and Health Care; National Security; Workforce and Workplace
Recent Projects
- Health Insurance as a Barrier to Entrepreneurship
- Evaluation of New Leaders for New Schools
- Defense Acquisition Workforce Management
Research Focus
Industrial Organization; Economics of Organizations; Political Economy; Public sector workforce management; entrepreneurship public policy; economics of education; incentives in public sector organizations
RAND Research Areas
Child Policy; Civil Justice; Education; Health and Health Care; National Security; Workforce and Workplace
Recent Projects
- Small business experience with consumer directed health plans
- Improving child care options for military families
- Strategic human capital planning for the Department of Defense acquisition workforce
- Health insurance as a barrier to entrepreneurship
- Evaluation of New Leaders for New Schools principal training and support program
Selected Publications
Susan Gates, Kanika Kapur, and Pinar Karaca-Mandic, "Consumer Directed Health Plans and Health Savings Accounts: Have they Worked for Small Businesses?", Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 11(2), 2008
Susan Gates, Kanika Kapur, and Pinar Karaca-Mandic, In the Name of Entrepreneurship? The Logic and Effects of Special Regulatory Treatment for Small Business, RAND Corporation, 2007
Susan Gates, Kanika Kapur, Jeanne Ringel, Lucrecia Santibanez, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Cassandra Guarino and Abigail Brown, "Mobility and Turnover Among School Principals", Economics of Education Review, 2006
Susan Gates, "Ensuring Quality and Productivity in Higher Education: An Analysis of Assessment Practices", AHSE-ERIC/Higher Education Report, 29(1), 2002
Susan Gates, Dominic Brewer, and Charles Goldman, In Pursuit of Prestige: Strategy and Competition in U.S. Higher Education, Transaction Press, 2001
Research Focus
Entrepreneurship public policy, department of Defense civil service reform, higher education and professional development
Recent Projects
- Effect of public policy on entrepreneurship and small business
- Career paths of principals and superintendents
- Civilian workforce management for the Department of Defense
- Demand for child care among military families
- Impact of outsourcing on the civil service workforce
Previous Positions
Consultant, Center for International Security and Arms Control on Industrial Restructuring and the Political Economy in Russia, Stanford UniversitySelected Publications
Civilian Workforce Planning in the Department of Defense: Different Levels, Different Roles, Susan M. Gates et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
Examining Child Care Need Among Military Families, Susan M. Gates et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
"Mobility and Turnover Among School Principals," Susan M. Gates et al., Economics of Education Review, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2006
"Organizing for Reorganizing," in Robert Klitgaard and Paul C. Light, eds., High-Performance Government: Structure, Leadership, Incentives, RAND Corporation, 2005
In Pursuit of Prestige: Strategy and Competition in U.S. Higher Education, Dominic J. Brewer et al., Transaction Press, 2001
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