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David S. Loughran

Senior Economist

Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in economics, University of Maryland; B.A. in economics and political science, Swarthmore College

Expertise

Labor economics; law and economics

Policy Areas

Marriage and fertility; retirement; military manpower; insurance

Recent Projects

  • Delayed Childbearing: Choice or Chance?
  • Older Drivers: Measuring Risks and Assessing Policy
  • The Effect of Activation on the Earnings of Reserivsts

Selected Publications

Loughran, David S . and Julie M. Zissimopoulos, "Why Wait? The Effect of Marriage and Childbearing on the Wages of Men and Women," Journal of Human Resources (forthcoming).

Haider, Steven J. and David S. Loughran, "The Effect of the Social Security Earnings Test on Male Labor Supply. New Evidence from Survey and Administrative Data," Journal of Human Resources 43(1), 2008.

Loughran, David S., Seabury, Seth A., and Laura Zakaras, "Regulating Older Drivers: Are New Policies Needed? OP-189-ICJ, Santa Monica: RAND, 2007.

Loughran, David S., Klerman, Alex Jacob, and Craig Martin, "Activation and the Earnings of Reservists," MG-474-OSD, Santa Monica: RAND, 2006.

Loughran, David S., "Deterring Fraud: The Role of General Damage Awards in Auto Insurance Settlements.," Journal of Risk and Insurance 72(4), 2005.

Loughran, David S. and Jonathan Kulick, "Demand-Side Management and Energy Efficiency in the United States," Energy Journal 25(1), 2004.

Loughran, David S., "The Effect of Rising Male Wage Inequality on Female Age at First Marriage," Review of Economics and Statistics 84(2), 2002.

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