2012-02-13T14:15:44Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/pubs/online/law-and-business.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_briefs/WB113.html 2012-02-10T11:15:00.000-05:00 2012-02-10T11:15:00.000-05:00

Uses a large-scale field experiment to measure whether people save more if they are better able to understand the relationship between the amount they contribute to a retirement plan and their annual income in retirement.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1190.html 2012-01-26T16:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-26T16:00:00.000-05:00

The Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) requirement has been the most frequently cited standard in California workplace health and safety inspections almost every year since it became effective in July 1991. This evaluation of the IIPP measures program effectiveness using information on citations for violations of the program and data on worker safety in California.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP348.html 2012-01-19T10:45:00.000-05:00 2012-01-19T10:45:00.000-05:00

Budgetary pressures imposed by Korea's rapidly aging population and declining fertility rates underscore the urgency of a medium-term fiscal consolidation framework. The author presents a plan for fiscal consolidation and budget reform in which a new parliamentary budget process would be established, centered on a fiscally constrained budget resolution that would be scheduled for adoption prior to consideration of revenue or spending bills.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP661.html 2012-01-19T09:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-19T09:00:00.000-05:00

The ImpactFinder provides an overview of research impact and a basis for more detailed examination of the 'why and how' of research translation. The tool is implemented as a web questionnaire and collects information across a range of social, cultural and economic impacts. It was developed to meet the need of the UK's new framework for research funding but potentially has wider application.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1134z2.html 2012-01-18T09:15:00.000-05:00 2012-01-18T09:15:00.000-05:00

In 2006, the Communities Foundation of Texas allocated $10 million to the Dallas Police Department to establish the W. W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute. An evaluation of the institute's first course considered participants' opinions of the course's impact on their approach to their jobs, their relationships with supervisors and subordinates, and their sense of solidarity with their coworkers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF299.html 2012-01-16T10:15:00.000-05:00 2012-01-16T10:15:00.000-05:00

These proceedings summarize the topics and findings discussed at a July 2011 workshop convened to examine how trends in four areas — the economy, demographics, the workplace, and lifestyles — will affect the poor and vulnerable in America in the coming decade. The authors also present the results of the workshop's assumption-based planning exercise.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1169.html 2012-01-11T09:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-11T09:00:00.000-05:00

Vaccine-preventable disease continues to take a heavy toll on adults despite the widespread availability of effective vaccines. This report identifies where efforts to improve the delivery of adult vaccination have stalled and recommends targeted strategies that are supported by available evidence and build on existing infrastructure.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120005.html 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

How legalizing marijuana would affect consumption and tax revenues will depend on many design choices including tax level, incentives for a continued black market, whether advertising is restricted, and how the regulatory system is designed and adjusted.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP531-2011.html 2012-01-19T09:15:00.000-05:00 2012-01-19T09:15:00.000-05:00

RAND Europe's annual report, Spotlight 2011, focuses on selected present and past RAND Europe signature research. With 2012 being our 20th anniversary year, the report features some of our most recent work while reflecting on how RAND Europe has developed and remained relevant over the last two decades. It also highlights selected research and corporate activity in 2011.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_briefs/WB112.html 2011-12-28T09:00:00.000-05:00 2011-12-28T09:00:00.000-05:00

Many 401(k) retirement plans allow participants to take loans from their accounts before they retire. However, if they have not paid them off before leaving their jobs, they must pay them in full immediately. This study quantifies how many people take out loans and, of those, how many default. It proposes changes in retirement policy to reduce the financial risk posed by these loans, particularly for vulnerable groups.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9562.html 2011-12-22T10:30:00.000-05:00 2011-12-22T10:30:00.000-05:00

To design a new naval submarine domestically, Australia's industry and Government will need about 1,000 skilled draftsmen and engineers. Cultivating this workforce could take 15-20 years; partnering with foreign designers could expedite the process.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR905.html 2011-12-20T10:45:00.000-05:00 2011-12-20T10:45:00.000-05:00

Devises a model to generate cross-sectional differences in wealth-to-income profiles, which is necessary to assess which types of consumers would benefit the most by early investment in financial literacy and sophisticated investment products.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR870.html 2011-12-16T18:00:00.000-05:00 2011-12-16T18:00:00.000-05:00

Describes the results of a study to examine the effect of defense counsel on outcomes in murder prosecutions in Philadelphia.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1033.html 2011-12-15T12:00:00.000-05:00 2011-12-15T12:00:00.000-05:00

The Royal Australian Navy intends to acquire 12 new submarines to replace its <em>Collins</em>-class vessels. At the behest of the Australian government, RAND assessed the domestic engineering and design skills that Australian industry and government will need to design the new submarine, identified the skills they currently possess, and evaluated how best to fill any gaps between the two.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9624.html 2011-12-15T08:45:00.000-05:00 2011-12-15T08:45:00.000-05:00

Describes the methodology used to develop resource allocation and forward positioning recommendations for the sustainment stock portion of Army pre-positioned stocks, given a specific scenario and budget.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG961.html 2011-12-15T08:45:00.000-05:00 2011-12-15T08:45:00.000-05:00

To analyze policy options that would improve utilization of reserve forces, the authors assess how Army active and reserve forces are used. Converting billets from low-use to high-use career fields within a component could partially, but not completely, rebalance the reserve components. Converting billets from a low-use career field in one component to a high-use career field in another is unlikely in the near term, but an option in the long run.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1123.html 2011-12-15T08:30:00.000-05:00 2011-12-15T08:30:00.000-05:00

This monograph develops a comprehensive picture of the socioeconomic environment officers will encounter if they leave active-duty service and analyzes the potential impact of these factors on Army retention and how major differences between military and civilian employment can be effectively communicated to officers making stay/leave decisions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9635.html 2011-12-13T08:00:00.000-05:00 2011-12-13T08:00:00.000-05:00

Since Massachusetts enacted health reform legislation in 2006, health care employment in the state has grown more rapidly than in the rest of the United States, primarily in administrative positions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1148.html 2011-12-09T09:00:00.000-05:00 2011-12-09T09:00:00.000-05:00

This report presents the results of an evaluation of health care performance measures, describes how performance measures are being used by a wide array of organizations and the types of measures being used for different purposes, summarizes key barriers and facilitators to the use of measures, and identifies opportunities for easing the use of performance measures moving forward.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR902.html 2011-12-08T10:15:00.000-05:00 2011-12-08T10:15:00.000-05:00

Using a unique dataset collected among farmers in India's semi-arid tropics, this paper documents the surprising prevalence of risk-taking behavior in the face of high-stakes gambles.