Data Science at RAND

Translating Nerd

Ben Miller is an Associate Economist at the RAND Corporation and a Professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His research spans a wide variety of topics including disaster mitigation, infrastructure finance, energy resilience, geospatial information, insurance, tax policy, regulatory affairs, healthcare supply, agriculture, econometrics, and beyond. Recent publications examine the link between flood insurance prices and housing affordability, review federal policies surrounding transportation and water infrastructure finance, estimate the causal impact of weather warning systems on fatalities and injuries from tornadoes, and overview econometric techniques for determining the value of geospatial information. Prior to joining RAND, Miller worked as a statistician supporting the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, San Diego and a B.S. in economics from Purdue University.