Richard V. Burkhauser, Senior Research Fellow at the Civitas Institute (University of Texas at Austin) and Emeritus Sarah Gibson Blanding Professor of Public Policy in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University, received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1976. His career has focused on how public policies affect the employment and well-being of vulnerable populations. In 2010 he was the President of the Association for Public Policy and Management. He has published widely in the fields of economics, public policy, demography, and gerontology. His email address is rvb1@cornell.edu.