Mark Stalczynski

Analyst

Pittsburgh Office

Education

MSPPM, Carnegie Mellon University; BA, Juniata College

One Page Bio

Overview

Mark Stalczynski is a policy analyst at the RAND Corporation. Stalczynski's areas of interest include Russia (its budget, economy, and domestic issues); public finance and government spending; and energy and environmental policy. Stalczynski often undertakes budget and cost analysis to contribute to research in these policy areas. Stalczynski also conducts interviews and focus groups to inform capability analyses for federal agencies involved in emergency preparedness, infrastructure resilience, disaster recovery and national security. Stalczynski has a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University, was a Russian Language Flagship Fellow, and has a 3+ in Russian on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale.

Research Focus

Honors & Awards

Russian Language Flagship Fellowship

Languages

Russian

Commentary

Russia

Putin Is Following Brezhnev to a Dead End
Four decades ago, Leonid Brezhnev led the USSR into what many Soviets called the “era of stagnation.” Vladimir Putin is taking Russia down a similar path. The USSR tried to recover by turning to reform-minded leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, but too late. The USSR collapsed. Could Russia?
May 23, 2023
The Hill
Disaster Recovery Operations

Rebuilding Ukraine for a Changing Climate
When the war in Ukraine ends, the country will in all likelihood undergo a massive reconstruction. Ukraine could rebuild in a way that would both lower its carbon footprint and construct infrastructure resilient to the effects of climate change.
Jul 8, 2022
The Hill
Environmental and Natural Resource Management

How Could the United States Incentivize Investors to Decarbonize the Economy?
While mandatory climate-related disclosure may improve information and decisionmaking for investors, it alone is unlikely to accelerate investment in decarbonization at the rate needed. To motivate private investment in climate mitigation, policymakers could explore additional policies.
May 12, 2022
The Hill
Banking and Financial Services

The Growing Green Bond Market Could Plateau. How Can It Grow Further?
If green bonds are a viable tool to reduce emissions and adapt infrastructure to the effects of climate change, how can governments encourage the issuance, sales, and growth in the share of green bonds in the total bond market?
Nov 23, 2021
The RAND Blog

Publications

Report
Characterizing the Uncrewed Systems Industrial Base
The Department of Defense has hypothesized that future demand for uncrewed systems (UxS) will strain the capacity of the defense industrial base (DIB). This report contains an analysis of UxS demand and recommendations on strengthening the DIB.
Apr 26, 2023
Report
Understanding Russian Coercive Signaling
Russia has consistently engaged in signaling activities toward the United States and its allies in recent years. The authors analyze this behavior to provide a better understanding of its drivers and practical guidelines for assessing future events.
Sep 29, 2022
Report
Security Cooperation in a Strategic Competition
In this study, RAND researchers examined the current role of security cooperation efforts as a tool in the emerging strategic competition among the United States, Russia, and China.
Apr 6, 2022
Report
Russian Grand Strategy: Rhetoric and Reality
What is Russia's declared grand strategy? How do its actions and resource decisions match its declarations? The authors of this report offer answers to these questions and suggest implications for U.S. policymakers.
Aug 16, 2021
Report
Challenges and Opportunities for the Puerto Rico Economy: A Review of Evidence and Options Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017
The authors review Puerto Rico's economic history and provide analysis following the 2017 hurricane season that serves as the context for a set of principles and actions in the recovery plan for rebuilding a healthy economy.
Sep 30, 2020
Report
Promoting the Long-Term Sustainability and Viability of Universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
This report identifies five options that would improve the long-term sustainability and viability of the universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education in the coming years.
Apr 25, 2018