Occasional Papers

RAND occasional papers may include an informed perspective on a timely policy issue, a discussion of new research methodologies, essays, a paper presented at a conference, or a summary of work in progress. All RAND occasional papers undergo rigorous peer review to help ensure that they meet high standards for research quality and objectivity.

2008

Education and the Asian Surge: A Comparison of the Education Systems in India and China

Estimating the Cost of Administering the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

Issues and Performance in the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation System

The Legal and Economic Implications of Electronic Discovery: Options for Future Research

The Malay-Muslim Insurgency in Southern Thailand -- Understanding the Conflict's Evolving Dynamic: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Paper 5

Managing Diversity in Corporate America: An Exploratory Analysis

Marrying Prevention and Resiliency: Balancing Approaches to an Uncertain Terrorist Threat

Midseason Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S.: Detailed Survey Data Tables

Midseason Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S.: A Snapshot as of Mid-November 2008

Options for Improving the Military Child Care System

Pay for Performance in California's Workers' Compensation Medical Treatment System: An Assessment of Options, Challenges, and Potential Benefits

The Problem of Measuring Emergency Preparedness: The Need for Assessing ''Response Reliability'' as Part of Homeland Security Planning

Thinking About America's Defense: An Analytical Memoir

2007

Analysis, Analysis Practices, and Implications for Modeling and Simulation

Banking System Reform in China: The Challenges of Moving Toward a Market-Oriented Economy

Commercial Wind Insurance in the Gulf States: Developments Since Hurricane Katrina and Challenges Moving Forward

Heads We Win -- The Cognitive Side of Counterinsurgency (COIN): RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Paper 1

Leading the Executive Branch: Strategies and Options for Achieving Success

Modernizing the Federal Government: Paying for Performance

Money in the Bank -- Lessons Learned from Past Counterinsurgency (COIN) Operations: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Paper 4

Perennial Polyculture Farming: Seeds of Another Agricultural Revolution?

Polarized Politics and Policy Consequences

Regulating Older Drivers: Are New Policies Needed?

Subversion and Insurgency: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Paper 2

Understanding Proto-Insurgencies: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Paper 3

The Victims of Terrorism: An Assessment of Their Influence and Growing Role in Policy, Legislation, and the Private Sector

2006

A Brief Analysis of the Republic of Korea’s Defense Reform Plan

From Flood Control to Integrated Water Resource Management: Lessons for the Gulf Coast from Flooding in Other Places in the Last Sixty Years

Improving the Effectiveness of Distributed Learning: A Research and Policy Agenda

Making Sense of Charter Schools: Evidence from California

Making Sense of Data-Driven Decision Making in Education: Evidence from Recent RAND Research

Rebuilding Housing Along the Mississippi Coast: Ideas for Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Affordable Housing

Revisiting US-VISIT: U.S. Immigration Processes, Concerns, and Consequences

2005

Decentralized Decision-Making for Schools: New Promise for an Old Idea?

How Goes the “War on Drugs”? An Assessment of U.S. Drug Problems and Policy

The Next Steps in Reshaping Intelligence

Police Personnel Challenges After September 11: Anticipating Expanded Duties and a Changing Labor Pool

Protecting Commercial Aviation Against the Shoulder-Fired Missile Threat

2004

Assimilating Immigrants: Why America Can and France Cannot

Carnegie-RAND Workshop on the Future of the Greater Middle East and the Prospects for U.S.-Russian Partnership

Clean, Lean and Able: A Strategy for Defense Development

Collecting the Dots: Problem Formulation and Solution Elements

Coordinating the War on Terrorism

External Audiences for Test-Based Accountability: The Perspectives of Journalists and Foundations

Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Iraq

Issues and Options for Government Intervention in the Market for Terrorism Insurance

The Lessons of the Asian and Latin American Financial Crises for Chinese Bond Markets

Looking to the Future: What Does Transformation Mean for Military Manpower and Personnel Policy?

Must All Join? America, 1788; Europe, 2004

Public Diplomacy: How to Think About and Improve It

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