Randall W. Eberts is Executive Director of the W.E.
Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. His research
includes the evaluation of employment and training
programs. His 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
colleague have developed similar models for the State
of Michigan's Worker Profiling and Sevice 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
joournals, 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
Professor of Economics at the University of Oregon,
Visiting Professor at Texas A&M University, Assistant
Vice President and Economist at the Federal Reserve
Bank of Cleveland, and Senior Staff Economist on the
President's Council of Economic Advisers. He received
his Ph.D. fromm Northwestern University.
