RAND: Workforce and Workplace: Documents Available Online 2009-11-09T11:14:04Z Copyright (c) 2007-2008, The RAND Corporation Bricolage RAND Corporation urn:uuid:79EA2A24-41D4-11DB-B9BC-CE1F1D4D57CE Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2006 and 2007 urn:uuid:6BD41156-D1F2-11DD-A98D-51C038788F35 2009-01-09T13:47:48Z 2009-08-06T15:26:02Z Updates RAND's evaluation of the antismoking and health programs established by the state of Arkansas with its share of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds. Rebuilding Affordable Housing on the Gulf Coast: Lessons Learned in Mississippi from Hurricane Katrina urn:uuid:8F2804A4-D1BC-11DD-B759-51C038788F35 2009-01-08T11:18:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:02Z To support development of affordable housing for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina and for the region's newcomers, researchers from the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute studied Mississippi housing and made recommendations for policymakers. Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates: Executive Summary urn:uuid:A2AEC23A-D12E-11DD-AFF9-51C038788F35 2009-01-02T08:47:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:02Z Overview of the education and labor market initiatives under way in four Arab nations -- Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates -- to address the challenges of developing their human capital for the 21st century global economy. Occupational Safety and Health for Public Safety Employees: Assessing the Evidence and the Implications for Public Policy urn:uuid:879612BE-B63A-11DD-BFA4-4DC038788F35 2008-12-18T00:01:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:02Z Examines the safety and health risks faced by police officers, firefighters, and other public safety workers and how they differ from those faced by the general workforce. A Call to Revitalize the Engines of Government urn:uuid:492E5C70-BFA9-11DD-908C-E7D738788F35 2008-12-10T13:17:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:02Z Discusses the federal government's extensive reliance on contractors to carry out the nation's business, calls for better oversight of contractors, and argues for a reexamination of what functions should be contracted out. Mandatory Workplace Safety and Health Programs: Implementation, Effectiveness, and Benefit-Cost Trade-Offs urn:uuid:B4B20626-B6FE-11DD-A5FA-4DC038788F35 2008-12-01T15:05:00Z 2009-11-04T14:29:17Z In 1998, OSHA sought to require all workplaces to have a safety and health program but abandoned the effort. This report assesses the proposal and studies of its potential effects, providing recommendations should authorities revisit the initiative. RAND and the Information Evolution: A History in Essays and Vignettes urn:uuid:872E95F8-B63A-11DD-BFA4-4DC038788F35 2008-11-26T13:24:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:02Z This professional memoir describes RAND's contributions to the evolution of computer science, particularly during the first decades following World War II, when digital computers succeeded slide rules, mechanical calculators, and analog computers. Mental Health Consumer Providers: A Guide for Clinical Staff urn:uuid:36A1A01C-B248-11DD-BB62-4DC038788F35 2008-11-18T15:17:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:01Z Consumer providers are individuals with serious mental illness who provide recovery-oriented services and support to others. This guide serves as an easy-to-use reference to assist in hiring and integrating CPs into provider teams. How Would Relaxing the Mailbox Rule Affect Public Safety and Security? urn:uuid:C9BE3BC4-ACC8-11DD-A856-51C038788F35 2008-11-14T10:53:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:01Z This research brief assesses the potential public safety and security implications of relaxing the U.S. Postal Service's Mailbox Rule, finding that doing so could have a moderate negative impact. Assessing Compensation Reform: Research in Support of the 10th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation urn:uuid:2BDB5F22-A5B6-11DD-87D2-FDCC38788F35 2008-11-12T09:05:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:01Z To inform the 10th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, this monograph presents the results of estimation and simulations of a model designed to assess the U.S. military's current retirement-benefit system and several policy alternatives. The Place We Live, the Health We Have: A Multi-Level, Life Course Perspective on the Effects of Residential Segregation and Neighborhood Poverty on Health and Racial Health Disparities urn:uuid:CE3016C0-A456-11DD-AA13-51C038788F35 2008-11-06T12:00:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:01Z Investigates the relationship between metropolitan-level segregation measures and individual-level health outcomes and estimates the causal impact of neighborhood disadvantage on health. Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region (Arabic Version) urn:uuid:FEFD79FC-AA71-11DD-9F49-72D338788F35 2008-11-06T11:21:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:01Z This research brief describes an analysis of the reform efforts of four Arab region nations (Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates) in response to human capital challenges they face in preparing their people to work in a global environment. MIGRANTINNEN IN DER ERWERBSBEVÖLKERUNG DER EU (Migrant women in the EU labour force): Zusammenfassung der Forschungsergebnisse (Summary of findings) urn:uuid:F6FA4F2C-9F64-11DD-A779-51C038788F35 2008-10-30T09:29:00Z 2009-11-04T16:42:00Z Executive summary for Migrant women in the European labour force, which examines migrant women's participation in the European labor force. Le marché du travail européen pour les femmes émigrées (Migrant women in the EU labour force): Résumé des recherches (Summary of findings) urn:uuid:F726BFC6-9F64-11DD-A779-51C038788F35 2008-10-30T09:29:00Z 2009-11-04T16:42:00Z Executive summary for Migrant women in the European labour force, which examines migrant women's participation in the European labor force Migrant women in the EU labour force: Summary of findings urn:uuid:F74CF916-9F64-11DD-A779-51C038788F35 2008-10-30T09:29:00Z 2009-11-04T16:42:00Z Executive summary for Migrant women in the European labour force, which examines migrant women's participation in the European labor force. Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates urn:uuid:062E9D12-991C-11DD-833C-58C038788F35 2008-10-24T14:54:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:01Z Describes the education and labor market initiatives under way in four Arab nations -- Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates -- to address the challenges of developing the human capital of their populations for the 21st century global economy. Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region urn:uuid:B3E6C9F2-9AB1-11DD-A965-58C038788F35 2008-10-24T14:54:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:01Z This research brief describes an analysis of the reform efforts of four Arab region nations (Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates) in response to human capital challenges they face in preparing their people to work in a global environment. Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region (Arabic Version) urn:uuid:B42E90E8-9AB1-11DD-A965-58C038788F35 2008-10-24T14:54:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:01Z This research brief describes an analysis of the reform efforts of four Arab region nations (Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates) in response to human capital challenges they face in preparing their people to work in a global environment. Economic Determinants of Obesity Among Older Americans urn:uuid:9A55DD98-9AB1-11DD-8EAE-58C038788F35 2008-10-22T16:24:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:01Z Addresses the long-term effect of physical activity on body weight and the effect of food price on body weight among Americans between ages 50 and 73. The Role of the United States Postal Service in Public Safety and Security: Implications of Relaxing the Mailbox Monopoly urn:uuid:6C1A40EE-96F7-11DD-88BD-58C038788F35 2008-10-14T12:00:00Z 2009-08-06T15:26:01Z The United States Postal Service has a statutory monopoly to deliver mail to mailboxes, but there are arguments to relax that monopoly. This study assesses the public safety concerns of doing so and makes recommendations to address these concerns.