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About the Authors

Jeffrey Kerwin is a senior study director at Westat. Since joining Westat in 1993, he has conducted both qualitative and quantitative research on a variety of topics, often working to improve the methodology of data collection for federal government surveys. He managed the Survey of ATP Applicants 2002 on behalf of NIST. Dr. Kerwin worked at the National Center for Health Statistics before joining Westat. He obtained his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Georgia in 1991.

Andrew J. Wang is an economist with the ATP in the Economic Assessment Office (EAO). Andrew is interested in current research in a number of areas related to the economic evaluation mission of the EAO. He provides support to EAO-sponsored NBER economic research studies, and participates in supervision of economic studies conducted by other  contract organizations as well.

Andrew received his B.A. degree in History and Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, graduating with Highest Distinction. He did his graduate work in economics at Harvard University, and was a recipient of an NSF Graduate Fellowship. He received his Ph.D. degree in Economics from Harvard University in 1997, with field specializations in
Public Economics and International Economics, and a thesis on productivity analysis and measurement methods. Andrew joined the ATP in 1997 after receiving his Ph.D.

Stephen Campbell joined ATP in August 2001 and serves as an economist and data specialist for the Economic Assessment Office (EAO). He is interested in research that will contribute to EAO’s mission of economic evaluation. He most recently served as chair of the Advanced Materials and Chemistry Selection and Evaluation Board. Stephen came to ATP from the U.S. Census Bureau where he was an economist/survey statistician with the Housing and Household Economics Statistics Division. He is ABD in economics from the Pennsylvania State University and is a member of both the American Economic Association and the American Statistical Association.

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