Andrew Krantz is a researcher in Mathematica’s Education, Employment, Healthcare Evaluation, and Disability division. His work focuses on labor and employment policy and programs, including workforce development, apprenticeship, and unemployment insurance.
Since joining Mathematica in 2021, Krantz has worked on a range of projects related to labor and employment, including federal, state, and local programs. Currently, he leads the development of a collective impact evaluation of a nonprofit workforce initiative focused on removing barriers to employment for people with records of arrest, conviction, or incarceration. He recently directed a project that provided programmatic technical assistance to recipients of federal grants, aimed at strengthening job quality. Past projects include a multistate implementation evaluation of unemployment insurance navigators, descriptive studies of strategies to expand registered apprenticeships, and employment coaching interventions for low-income populations.
Prior to Mathematica, Krantz worked in local government as a Medicaid eligibility specialist for the Lucas County Department of Job & Family Services in Ohio. As a research assistant at Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan, Krantz contributed research projects on disability and employment, child care, and unemployment insurance. Krantz holds an MPP from the University of Michigan with a concentration in social policy.
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