Latest Publications from RAND
These documents were made available online within the last few weeks. The most recently added documents are listed first.
Breaking the Failed-State Cycle - May 9, 2008
This paper aims to improve the understanding and treatment of failed states by focusing on critical challenges at the intersections between security, economics, and politics and on the guiding goal of empowering local populations.
Participation in a Public Insurance Program: Subsidies, Crowd-Out, and Adverse Selection - May 8, 2008
Examines how varying the level of subsidies affects participation in a public insurance program.
Have Small-Group Health Insurance Purchasing Alliances Increased Coverage? - May 8, 2008
Assesses whether the three largest statewide small-group health insurance purchasing alliances — in California, Connecticut, and Florida — increased coverage in small business.
Implementation of new curriculum arrangements for 14-19 year olds: International comparisons - May 8, 2008
Presents results of a comparative study investigating the implementation of education programmes for 14-19 year olds in three countries: The Netherlands, Sweden and, Australia.
Identifying DG SANCO's Future Challenges 2009-2014: Final Report - May 8, 2008
Presents three scenarios RAND Europe created for DG SANCO and comments on the key questions for DG SANCO to address that arose from the process.
Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools: A Summary - May 7, 2008
This research brief summarizes research finding that students attending ''multigrade'' charter high schools in Chicago attain substantially higher rates of graduation and college entry than do students in traditional public high schools.
Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools - May 7, 2008
This groundbreaking report finds that students attending ''multi-grade'' charter high schools in Chicago attain substantially higher rates of graduation and college entry than do students in traditional public high schools.
Afghanistan: State and Society, Great Power Politics, and the Way Ahead: Findings from an International Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007 - May 7, 2008
Compiles papers presented at an international conference on the problems that Afghanistan faces in the wake of the U.S.-led attack on al Qaeda and the Taliban; the obstacles to nation-building in the country; and possible solutions to these issues.
Methodology for Improving the Planning, Execution, and Assessment of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations - May 2, 2008
Presents alternative methods to approach U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) tasking and assessment processes and presents a methodology for assessing the benefits and costs of different ISR employment strategies.
New Approaches to Planning, Executing, and Assessing Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations - May 2, 2008
This research brief summarizes research detailing a methodology for assessing the benefits and costs of U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance employment strategies.
Rethinking Counterinsurgency: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Volume 5 - May 2, 2008
British and U.S. counterinsurgency (COIN) operations have been slow to adapt to the rise of the global jihadist insurgency. The authors analyze past British COIN experience, explore the evolving nature of insurgency, and suggest a new COIN framework.
Fiscally Informed Total Force Manpower - April 30, 2008
Presents the results of a short-term review of 27 manpower studies to discover methods that other organizations could use to make ''fiscally informed'' manpower decisions.
Strategies for Disrupting Illegal Firearm Markets: A Case Study of Los Angeles - April 30, 2008
Law enforcement can analyze patterns in crime-gun data to trace illicit firearm acquisition, use community-based interventions to stem the illegal flow, and use retail ammunition-purchase records in identifying prohibited firearm possessors.
RAND Review: Vol. 32, No. 1, Spring 2008 - April 30, 2008
The cover story compares neonatal services across the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Sweden; other features discuss water resources management, U.S. policies in Asia, and political polarization.
Relationship Commitment and Its Implications for Unprotected Sex Among Impoverished Women Living in Shelters and Low-Income Housing in Los Angeles County - April 29, 2008
Finds that relationship commitment among impoverished women predicts more frequent engagement in unprotected sex with their partners, even after controlling for type of relationship.
RAND Alternative Strategy Initiative: A Conference on Creative Use of the Media for Understanding and Tolerance - April 29, 2008
The conference was designed to encourage discourse between regional activists and to encourage growth, exchanges of content, and collaboration. It provided an authentic understanding of the audience — the Middle Eastern public — for Western attendees.
Physical Activity and Changes in Health Care Costs in Late Middle Age - April 29, 2008
Finds that regular physical activity in late middle age may lower health expenditure over time and that the effect is likely to be more pronounced for the obese, smokers, and individuals with some health problems.
An Outcome Evaluation of the Spirituality for Kids Program - April 29, 2008
A nonreligious after-school program, Spirituality for Kids (SFK) seeks to build resilience in children. Interestingly, it improves not just social and internal outcomes but also school-related outcomes, even though it is not an academic intervention.
Evaluating the Spirituality for Kids After-School Program - April 29, 2008
This research brief summarizes the effect of the Spirituality for Kids (SFK) program on a variety of outcomes. SFK positively affected nearly every domain tested. The study is first to show a causal link between spiritual development and resilience.
Availability of Drinking Water in California Public Schools - April 28, 2008
Testimony presented before the California State Assembly Subcommittee on Education on April 2, 2008.
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