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RAND Labor and Population has built a national and international reputation for conducting high-quality, empirical research to support and improve policies and organizations around the world.
Our work has focused on labor markets, social welfare policy, demographic behavior, aging issues, retirement, and international development with the common aim toward understanding why people make the decisions they do and how markets, society, and policy affect them.
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Findings and News
Behavioral Finance and Public Policy Conference — May 25, 2010
The 2010 Behavioral Finance Forum (BeFi) will be held on May 25 in Washington DC. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss trends and new policy options in consumer finance with academics, industry experts, members of congress, their staff and other policy makers.
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James P. Smith Wins 2009 Ulysses Medal from University College Dublin — Oct. 22, 2009
James P. Smith, Senior Economist and RAND Chair in Labor Markets and Demographic Studies, received the 2009 Ulysses Medal from University College Dublin, an award given to "individuals whose work has made an outstanding global contribution."
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U.S.-U.K. Conference on Behavioral Finance and Public Policy — Jul. 30, 2009
The U.S.-U.K. Conference on Behavioral Finance and Public Policy held on May 1, 2009, highlighted new ideas that will help consumers make better financial decisions and achieve better outcomes.
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Featured Projects
Financial Literary Center Will Help Promote Informed Financial Decisionmaking — Mar. 15, 2010
The Financial Literacy Center will bring together policymakers, practitioners, and researchers in order to develop educational tools and programs that help individuals prepare for their long-term financial
stability, including those with low to moderate incomes, young employees, women, people with disabilities, and seniors.
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Center for Financial and Economic Decision Making Studies Human Behavior — Feb. 20, 2009
Ongoing research at the Center for Financial and Economic Decision Making (CFED) addresses the process of financial decision making over the life-cycle, in particular assessing how people collect information; how they think about risks, and probabilities; and how well they match their decisions to their preferences and interests.
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Featured Research
Consumer Use of Banks and Credit Unions: Findings from a Survey for the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues — 2009
Jinkook Lee, Teryn Mattox, Kyoung-Nan Kwon, Arie Kapteyn, Tania Gutsche
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Helping Each Other in Times of Need: Financial Help as a Means of Coping with the Economic Crisis — 2009
Susann Rohwedder
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Preschool Adequacy and Efficiency in California: Issues, Policy Options, and Recommendations — 2009
Lynn A. Karoly
Full DocumentResearch Brief
The Economics of Early Childhood Policy: What the Dismal Science Has to Say About Investing in Children — 2008
M. Rebecca Kilburn, Lynn A. Karoly
Full Document
Evaluating the Spirituality for Kids After-School Program — 2008
Nicole Maestas, Sarah Gaillot
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Managing Diversity in Corporate America: An Exploratory Analysis — 2008
Jefferson P. Marquis, Nelson Lim, Lynn M. Scott, Margaret C. Harrell, Jennifer Kavanagh
Full Document
Room for Improvement in the Use of High-Quality Preschool Programs for California's Children — 2008
Lynn A. Karoly, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Gail L. Zellman, Michal Perlman, Lynda Fernyhough
Research Brief
What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy? — 2008
M. Rebecca Kilburn, Lynn A. Karoly
Research Brief
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