2012-05-25T11:23:26Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/pubs/online/population-and-aging.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2012-04.html 2012-05-11T13:15:00.000-04:00 2012-05-11T13:15:00.000-04:00

Stories discuss Iran's nuclear threat, social security for Mexico's aging population, programs to help veterans and their families, the costs of crime and the value of police officers, psychological operations in Afghanistan, the U.S. health insurance mandate, legal representation in murder cases, marijuana legalization, U.S. competitiveness in educational achievement, and Louisiana's plan for a sustainable coast.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP369-1.html 2012-05-08T12:45:00.000-04:00 2012-05-08T12:45:00.000-04:00

The fraction of American households that have no bank accounts has long been a concern for policymakers. Estimates from a nationally representative sample, RAND's American Life Panel, suggest that in 2011: 15.5 percent of the population is unbanked; socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals are more likely to be unbanked; unbanked respondents cite financial barriers and personal preference as reasons for not having a bank account.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9653.html 2012-04-13T09:15:00.000-04:00 2012-04-13T09:15:00.000-04:00

This report describes the socioeconomic environment officers will encounter if they leave active-duty service and analyzes its potential impact on Army retention and how it can be effectively communicated to officers making stay/leave decisions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD294.html 2012-04-12T10:15:00.000-04:00 2012-04-12T10:15:00.000-04:00

Addresses long-term care issues facing the elderly in China.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD293.html 2012-04-12T08:30:00.000-04:00 2012-04-12T08:30:00.000-04:00

Provides insights into the costs and challenges of providing health care to the elderly population.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG985-1.html 2012-04-11T13:15:00.000-04:00 2012-04-11T13:15:00.000-04:00

This binational reference for U.S. and Mexican policymakers presents the interrelated issues of Mexican immigration to the United States and Mexico's economic and social development. Differences in economic growth, wages, and the employment situation between two countries are critical determinants of immigration, and migration of labor out of Mexico, in addition to economic and social policies, affects Mexico's development.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9644.html 2012-04-11T08:15:00.000-04:00 2012-04-11T08:15:00.000-04:00

Estimates the effects of the 2007 expansion of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program, which offered tax credits to employers who hired certain groups of veterans, including those with service-connected disabilities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP366.html 2012-04-11T08:15:00.000-04:00 2012-04-11T08:15:00.000-04:00

In 2007, Congress expanded the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program to incentivize employers to hire disabled veterans. In this paper, the author uses nationally representative data from the American Community Survey and a multiple-differences research design to estimate the employment effects of the program.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR873-2.html 2012-04-02T11:45:00.000-04:00 2012-04-02T11:45:00.000-04:00

Uses a large-scale field experiment to measure the effect of interventions designed to inform subjects about the mapping between current contributions and income in retirement on saving behavior.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT373.html 2012-03-20T11:00:00.000-04:00 2012-03-20T11:00:00.000-04:00

Testimony presented before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security on March 20, 2012.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR949.html 2012-03-13T14:30:00.000-04:00 2012-03-13T14:30:00.000-04:00

This report documents work to update the Application System of the Sydney Strategic Model (STM). The Application System implements models of frequency, mode and destination choice for each of the nine travel purposes in the STM.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR923.html 2012-03-09T16:00:00.000-05:00 2012-03-09T16:00:00.000-05:00

Investigates barriers to the use of financial services faced by immigrants and designs and evaluates new financial education materials targeted at immigrants.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR952.html 2012-03-08T08:15:00.000-05:00 2012-03-08T08:15:00.000-05:00

This report provides an overview of how standardized tests are used as part of a broader selection system for each of the services at different points in an officer's career, and a discussion of key issues that should be considered when using standardized tests, including the relationship between tests and racial and ethnic group differences, which could affect minority representation within the officer corps.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP658.html 2012-03-05T12:45:00.000-05:00 2012-03-05T12:45:00.000-05:00

The Center for Latin American Social Policy (CLASP), part of RAND Labor and Population, is dedicated to improving the well-being of the Latin American population. This Spanish-language brochure describes CLASP's areas of research.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB639.html 2012-02-23T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-23T12:00:00.000-05:00

This briefing offers a menu of potential future activities for the nonaviation lands at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) to enhance the quality of life in Santa Monica through community-linked programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR910.html 2012-02-17T14:15:00.000-05:00 2012-02-17T14:15:00.000-05:00

Seeks to explain the decline in male labor force participation of males 60 to 64 years old in Mexico and the effect on the social security system.

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/working_papers/WR861z2.html 2012-02-06T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-06T12:00:00.000-05:00

Summarizes and compares measures of financial transfers in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its sister surveys from other countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR861z3.html 2012-02-06T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-06T12:00:00.000-05:00

Summarizes and compares measures of subjective economic and health expectations in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its sister surveys from other countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR861z4.html 2012-02-06T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-06T12:00:00.000-05:00

Summarizes and compares measures of employment and retirement status in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its sister surveys from other countries.