Publications
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Unconventional Fossil-Based Fuels
(2008)
In this report, RAND researchers assess the potential future production levels, production costs, greenhouse gases, and other environmental implications of synthetic crude oil from oil sands and fuels produced via coal ...
Assessing Patient Safety Practices and Outcomes in the U.S. Health Care System
(2009)
Presents the results of a two-year study that analyzes how patient safety practices are being adopted by U.S. health care providers, examines hospital experiences with a patient safety culture survey, and assesses patient ...
A National Agenda for Public Health Systems Research on Emergency Preparedness
(2009)
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response asked RAND to facilitate development of a public health systems research agenda for emergency preparedness, identify short- and long-term research priorities, ...
Improving School Leadership
(2009)
This study documents actions of Wallace Foundation grantees to create more-cohesive policies and initiatives to improve instructional leadership in schools; describes how states and districts have worked together to forge ...
Mullahs, Guards, and Bonyads
(2010)
The U.S. ability to "read" the Iranian regime and formulate appropriate policies has been weakened by lack of access to the country and by the opacity of decisionmaking in Tehran. To improve understanding of Iran's political ...
Corporations and Counterinsurgency
(2009)
Multinational corporations can be significant actors in zones of violent conflict. Corporate actions to shape their environment can sometimes mitigate conflict, but as the authors show in their case studies, corporate ...
Countering Piracy in the Modern Era
(2009)
In March 2009, the RAND Corporation convened a small group of experts from the U.S. government, allied partner nations, the maritime industry, and academic organizations to discuss piracy in the modern era. Participants ...
The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Long-Term Human Recovery After Disaster
(2009)
Human recovery is the process of rebuilding social and daily routines and support networks that foster physical and mental health and well-being. RAND researchers conducted a facilitated discussion with Louisiana NGO leaders ...
Fast-Forward
(2009)
Efficient movement of freight within the United States and across its borders is a critical enabler of future U.S. economic growth. The authors provide an overview of the freight-transportation system and the problems it ...
RAND in Southeast Asia
(2010)
This volume chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era and assesses the effect that this research had on U.S. officials and ...
Federal Educational Assistance Programs Available to Service Members
(2015)
A variety of programs provide educational assistance to military service members, ranging from examinations that provide college credit for knowledge and experience gained in the military to various kinds of tuition ...
Specialty Payment Model Opportunities and Assessment
(2015)
This report describes the results of a simulation analysis of a payment model for specialty oncology services that is being developed for possible testing by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers ...
DoD and Commercial Advanced Waveform Developments and Programs with Multiple Nunn-McCurdy Breaches, Volume 5
(2014)
The report presents the results of two studies: The first compares the capabilities and development approaches used in the Joint Tactical Radio System wideband networking waveform and the commercial long-term evolution ...
Management Perspectives Pertaining to Root Cause Analyses of Nunn-McCurdy Breaches, Volume 6
(2014)
The authors explore defense contractor motivations and identify mechanisms that might more closely align those incentives with Department of Defense goals. They also analyze major defense acquisition programs to determine ...
Specialty Payment Model Opportunities and Assessment
(2015)
This report describes research related to the design of a payment model for specialty oncology services for possible testing by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. ...
Specialty Payment Model Opportunities and Assessment
(2015)
Gastroenterology and cardiology services are common and costly among Medicare beneficiaries. Episode-based payment models may offer a way to create incentives for high-quality, low-cost care. This report describes research ...
A Review of Research on Problematic Internet Use and Well-Being
(2015)
Problematic Internet Use (PIU) is a behavioral syndrome characterized by excessive and compulsive online activities, symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal, functional impairment and, often, other mental health problems. ...
Effects of Health Care Payment Models on Physician Practice in the United States
(2015)
The project reported here aimed to describe the effects that alternative health care payment models have on physicians and physician practices in the United States. Project findings should help guide efforts to improve ...
Behavioral Fitness and Resilience
(2014)
This report is one of a series designed to support Air Force leaders in promoting resilience among its Airmen, civilian employees, and Air Force families. It examines the relationship between behavioral fitness and resilience, ...
What America's Users Spend on Illegal Drugs, 2000–2010
(2014)
In January 2012, the U.S. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) asked RAND to generate national estimates of the total number of users, total expenditures, and total consumption for four illicit drugs ...
What America's Users Spend on Illegal Drugs, 2000–2010
(2014)
RAND researchers generated national estimates of consumption of four illicit drugs from 2000 to 2010: cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine. Throughout the decade, U.S. drug users spent on the order of $100 billion ...
Improving Interagency Information Sharing Using Technology Demonstrations
(2014)
The Department of Defense (DoD) has developed new sensor technologies to support U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan; these technologies are potentially useful for counterdrug operations along the southern U.S. border, but ...
Strengthening Coastal Planning
(2014)
This report highlights RAND’s contributions to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s Master Plan. Its purpose is to help policymakers in other coastal regions understand the value of a solid technical ...
Health and Economic Outcomes Among the Alumni of the Wounded Warrior Project
(2014)
In this report, the authors use the Wounded Warrior Project’s 2013 survey of its members (alumni) to understand the physical, mental, and economic challenges that Wounded Warriors face. The researchers find that at least ...
The Effectiveness of China's Industrial Policies in Commercial Aviation Manufacturing
(2014)
This report assesses the effectiveness of China’s industrial policies, using China’s commercial aviation manufacturing industry as a case study. It evaluates China’s efforts to create a national champion in this industry, ...
Psychological Fitness and Resilience
(2014)
This report is one of a series designed to support Air Force leaders in promoting resilience among its Airmen, civilian employees, and Air Force families. It examines the relationship between psychological fitness and ...
Iran’s Influence in Afghanistan
(2014)
This study explores Iranian influence in Afghanistan and the implications for the United States after most U.S. forces depart Afghanistan in 2016. Iran has substantial economic, political, cultural, and religious leverage ...
Markets for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data
(2014)
Criminal activities in cyberspace are increasingly facilitated by burgeoning black markets. This report characterizes these markets and how they have grown into their current state to provide insight into how their existence ...
Transforming an Urban School System
(2014)
In the 2010–2011 school year two educational programs launched in New Haven, Connecticut: New Haven School Change, a sweeping K–12 educational reform, and New Haven Promise, a scholarship program intended to encourage ...
Veteran Employment
(2014)
Eleven companies cofounded the 100,000 Jobs Mission in 2011 to promote veteran employment. The coalition has grown to more than 175 member companies, representing almost every U.S. industry. These companies have hired more ...
Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military
(2014)
In early 2014, the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office asked the RAND Corporation to conduct an independent assessment of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination in the ...
The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force's Infrastructure Resilience Guidelines
(2014)
To ensure that federal agencies incorporate key principles of resilience into their formulation, evaluation, and prioritization of infrastructure investments related to Sandy rebuilding, the Presidential Hurricane Sandy ...
Business Bribery Risk Assessment
(2014)
Businesses operating overseas have inadequate tools for assessing business bribery risk and their potential risk of violating various anti-corruption laws. This report introduces a new index, the TRACE Matrix, for business ...
Measuring Hard-to-Measure Student Competencies
(2014)
Interpersonal and intrapersonal competencies, such as communication and resilience, are important predictors of success and civic engagement after high school. This report provides guidelines to promote thoughtful development ...
Beliefs Related to Mental Illness Stigma Among California Young Adults
(2014)
Report examines mental illness stigma and related beliefs among young adults in California, especially whether levels of stigma are higher or lower than those observed in older adults.
The Impact of Full Practice Authority for Nurse Practitioners and Other Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in Ohio
(2015)
RAND Corporation researchers identified three high-quality studies addressing the effect that scope-of-practice (SOP) laws can have on health-care access, quality, and costs and describe the potential effect of removing ...
Costs of Selected Policies to Address Air Pollution in China
(2015)
Air pollution has been one of the most pernicious consequences of China’s last three decades of economic transformation and growth. This report estimates the costs of three measures to reduce air pollution in China: replacing ...
Special Operations Forces and Elusive Enemy Ground Targets
(2001)
In the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf conflict, special operations forces (SOF) conducted reconnaissance operations to locate hidden targets when political and other considerations prevented the deployment of conventional ...
The Conflict Over Kosovo
(2001)
This report examines the reasons Slobodan Milosevic, the then president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, decided on June 3, 1999, to accept NATO's conditions for terminating the conflict over Kosovo. Drawing in part ...
Challenges and Choices for Crime-Fighting Technology Federal Support of State and Local Law Enforcement
(2001)
Under the American federal system, most law is cast as state statutes and local ordinances; accordingly, most law enforcement is the responsibility of state and local agencies. Federal law and federal law enforcement come ...