2012-05-10T18:07:23Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/c/clancy_noreen.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG199.html 2004-12-16T06:38:00Z 2004-12-16T06:38:00Z

Identifies and assesses obstacles to disposing of excess Army lands that contain unexploded ordnance, and identifies innovative options for the disposal of these lands.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG776.html 2009-01-29T15:50:00Z 2009-01-29T15:50:00Z

Tianjin Binhai New Area and the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area commissioned a technology-foresight study to help them plan for economic growth. Seven applications stand out; the authors describe drivers, barriers, and plans for each.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG120.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Insights and information from a study of twelve human tissue repositories.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG586.html 2007-06-05T02:40:00Z 2007-06-05T02:40:00Z

A digital bankruptcy case filing system, incorporating lessons from the IRS and GSA as well as the private sector, may be on the horizon to help the U.S. Trustee Program better identify and measure fraud, abuse, and error in personal bankruptcies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR509.html 2007-07-23T23:29:00Z 2007-07-23T23:29:00Z

This report examines the challenges facing EOUST in measuring the effectiveness of prebankruptcy credit counseling for approving and reapproving providers, now that counseling is required for individual filers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR631.html 2009-03-18T16:42:00Z 2009-03-18T16:42:00Z

The Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (TEOAF) administers the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (TFF). This report examines the relationship between targeted funding of major financial investigations and forfeiture outcomes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9057.html 2005-11-25T10:57:00Z 2005-11-25T10:57:00Z

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR732.html 2010-05-07T16:32:00Z 2010-05-07T16:32:00Z

The National Environmental Performance Track program sought to encourage facilities to improve their environmental performance. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should continue to find ways to enhance traditional regulatory approaches.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR649z1.html 2009-01-30T16:15:00Z 2009-01-30T16:15:00Z

Tianjin Binhai New Area and the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area commissioned a technology-foresight study to help them plan for economic growth. Seven applications stand out; the authors describe drivers, barriers, and plans for each.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP251.html 2009-09-10T16:30:00Z 2009-09-10T16:30:00Z

U.S. international energy-assistance programs, a potentially important tool for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and increasing energy security, are reviewed and compared with German programs; recommendations are made for further study.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9176.html 2006-03-03T15:46:00Z 2006-03-03T15:46:00Z

This research brief assesses the nationwide market penetration rate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency-administered National Flood Insurance Program, identifies the contributing factors, and summarizes the benefits of increasing this rate.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9337.html 2008-03-24T15:49:00Z 2008-03-24T15:49:00Z

This research brief describes broker-dealers and investment advisers -- their numbers, size, assets, clients, services, and affiliations -- and examines whether individual investors understand the differences between them.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9270.html 2007-06-18T13:21:00Z 2007-06-18T13:21:00Z

This research brief summarizes a study that found that the private insurance industry underwrites residential flood insurance in a limited but important niche, protecting more homes, responding to lender and borrower needs, and reducing lender costs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR484.html 2007-07-25T11:17:00Z 2007-07-25T11:17:00Z

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) limited exempt household goods on which debtors could avoid certain liens. This study found no changes in debtor or creditor behavior due to the new limits.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR300.html 2006-01-23T11:17:00Z 2006-01-23T11:17:00Z

This report contributes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's evaluation of the National Flood Insurance Program by assessing the program's market penetration rate and by examining opportunities for increasing this rate.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR483.html 2007-07-23T23:29:00Z 2007-07-23T23:29:00Z

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 requires that bankruptcy filers with above-median monthly incomes use IRS standards, not current expenses, to calculate disposable income. This report assesses this law's effects.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR468.html 2007-05-02T08:29:00Z 2007-05-02T08:29:00Z

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) provides the majority of flood insurance on U.S. residential properties. This report provides information about the size of the private flood insurance market and compares private with NFIP policies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR896.html 2010-09-28T10:59:00Z 2010-09-28T10:59:00Z

Proponents of the Catastrophe Obligation Guarantee Act argue that lower-cost catastrophe insurance could reduce federal disaster-assistance expenditures. This report estimates the law's potential effects in California.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR556.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

This report examines current practices and investor understanding of brokers, dealers, and investment advisers -- three theoretically distinct types of financial professionals whose boundaries have blurred in recent decades.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR649.html 2009-01-29T15:50:00Z 2009-01-29T15:50:00Z

Tianjin Binhai New Area and the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area commissioned a technology-foresight study to help them plan for economic growth. Seven applications stand out; the authors describe drivers, barriers, and plans for each.