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Northwestern University.
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Randall Eberts
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He is president of the West.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Work on economic development includes collaboration with the Organization of European Cooperation and Development/Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design to examine the role of local partnerships in workforce development and economic development, including an examination of the role of workforce intermediaries in addressing the needs of local businesses by promoting workforce solutions for incumbent workers. Eberts earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California-San Diego in 1973, an Master of Surgery from Northwestern University in 1975, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in economics from Northwestern in 1982.
Prior to joining the Upjohn Institute in 1993 as its executive director, Eberts was associate professor of economics at the University of Oregon (1983–1987), senior staff economist on the President"s Council of Economic Advisors (1991–1992), and assistant vice president and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1986–1993).
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His research and expertise focus on the public workforce development system, with particular emphasis on statistical methodologies to set performance targets and to refer participants to services, determinants of student achievement, infrastructure and productivity, and factors related to local and regional economic development.
