Randall W. Eberts

Dr. Eberts is Executive Director of the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. His research includes the evaluation of employment and training programs. Dr. Eberts current work includes developing statistical models to help identify the needs of job seekers so that they can be directed more quickly and effectively to services that best meet their needs.  He and his colleagues have developed similar models for the State of Michigans Worker Profiling and Service Referral (WPRS) system and for a pilot project for welfare-to-work participants funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.  Dr. Eberts has also prepared reports for the European Commission on the U.S. experience with early identification of worker needs and the potential of service jobs to stimulate economic growth in Europe.  He has also partnered with the OECD/LEED to examine the role of local partnerships in workforce development and economic development.  He has published extensively in academic journals, including Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Human Resources, and Economic Inquiry.  He has also authored and edited several books.  Previous positions include Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Oregon, Visiting Professor at Texas A&M University, Assistance Vice President and Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, and Senior Staff Economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisers.  Dr. Eberts received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University.