Institution
RAND Corporation
Title
Economist
Email
iopper@rand.org
Isaac M. Opper is an economist who uses a wide range of empirical techniques to shed light on important policy questions. This includes applying existing statistical approaches to new research questions, as well as developing new econometric methods. Topics he has studied include teacher personnel policies and the measurement of teacher effectiveness, peer effects and their consequences for optimal allocation of individuals to job training programs, natural disasters and their impact on human capital and the local labor market, the New York City Community School Initiative, and training and education in the Army. Opper is also a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He graduated with a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University.