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Small Business Issues

This page offers an easy way for policymakers to access small business research and analysis that is relevant to current Congressional agendas. For more in-depth information, visit the Workforce and Workplace Research Area. For additional information, to request documents, or to arrange a briefing, contact the RAND Office of Congressional Relations at ocr@rand.org or (703) 413-1100 x5395.

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Newsletters

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Small Business Newsletter

2008:
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Testimony

Briefings

For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.

Better Understanding the Health Insurance Issues that Small Firms Face

Presented by Susan Gates and Christine Eibner
April 4, 2008
1:00 A.M. – Noon
304 Cannon House Office Building

How Does Sarbanes-Oxley Affect Firms' Decisions to Stay in the Public Market or Go Private?

Presented by Pinar Karaca-Mandic
February 25, 2008
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
304 Cannon House Office Building

Small Business and Worker Fatality Risk

Presented by Christopher Nelson and John Mendeloff
April 28, 2006
2:00 P.M.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building

Publication Profiles

The following PDF publication profiles list relevant research studies in various areas of public policy interest, creating a quick and easy reference guide of research in that area.

Highlights of RAND Research on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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Living Conditions in Anbar Province in June 2008 — Sep. 30, 2009

Iraqi girl amid crowd waiting to begin school, photo courtesy of defenseimagery.mil/Mowerey

Effective counterinsurgency is dependent on understanding the local population. A survey of those living in Iraq's Anbar Province (once one of the country's most violent areas), reveals both the many improvements that have occurred, as well as the extent to which these Iraqis have suffered from the effects of war.

Improving the Energy Performance of Buildings: Learning from the European Union and Australia — Sep. 21, 2009

green building, photo courtesy of www.emnrd.state.nm.us

The United States can become more energy efficient and create more "green" jobs by adopting some of the strategies used by the European Union and Australia to rate and disclose the performance of commercial and government-owned buildings.

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