Research Briefs

RAND research briefs present policy-oriented summaries of individual published, peer-reviewed documents or of a body of published work.

2012

Prospects for Democratization in the Arab World (Arabic translation)

Reporting Adverse Information About Senior Military Officers

A Shot in the Arm for Adult Vaccination

Skin in the Game: How Consumer-Directed Plans Affect the Cost and Use of Health Care

Slowing the Increase in Military Pay

Transforming Indonesia's Centralized Education System to School-Based Management

Updating Qatar's School Transportation System

Urban Warfare: The 2008 Battle for Sadr City

The Value and Limitations of Minimalist Stabilization Efforts

What’s the Potential for Conflict with China, and How Can It Be Avoided?

When Patients Don't Take Their Medicine: What Role Do Doctors Play in Promoting Prescription Adherence?

Which Path Leads to Cost Containment: Selection or Reputation?

Would Increased Transparency Improve the Civil Justice System?

2011

Addressing Commanders' Needs for Information on "Soft" Factors

Addressing Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Among Servicemembers and Their Families: Existing Department of Defense Programs and Options for Improvement

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Seeking Commonality in Military Equipment

Are Breast Implants Linked to a Rare Form of Lymphoma?

Army Warfighters' Forums Can Be Innovative and Successful

Assessing the Needs of Service Members and Their Families: A New Approach

Assessment of Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) Courseware Can Enhance Army Training

Australia's Domestic Submarine Design Capabilities: Options for the Future Submarine

Bankruptcy Trusts, Asbestos Compensation, and the Courts

Better Understanding the Needs of Veterans in New York State

Building Community Resilience to Disasters: A Roadmap to Guide Local Planning

Building Partner Country Capacity for Stability Operations

California's Workers' Compensation Reform: Effects on Return to Work

Can the Army Deploy More Soldiers to Iraq and Afghanistan?

China and India: The Asian Giants are Heading Down Different Demographic Paths

Collaboration Between Army Installations and Energy Utility Companies

The Cost and Quality of VA Mental Health Services

The Cost of Providing Quality Early Care and Education in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Could a Rotational Equipping Strategy Save the Army Money?

Developing Custodians of Care: Military Medical Leadership

Developing U.S. Army Officers' Capabilities for Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational Environments

Does Employer-Based Health Insurance Discourage Entrepreneurship and New Business Creation?

Economic Assistance During Stability and Support Operations

Europe's demography: Are babies back? The recent recovery in EU period fertility due to older childbearing

Evaluation of the Social Impact Bond: Lessons from planning and early implementation at HMP Peterborough

Expanding Measures of School Performance Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Fulfilling the Promise of an Urban School District: Early Progress of The Pittsburgh Promise® College Scholarship Program

Helping Children Cope with Violence and Trauma: A School-Based Program That Works

High-Deductible Health Plans Cut Spending but Also Reduce Preventive Care

Household Structure and Social Vulnerability: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

How can Europe promote labour force participation and reduce income inequality?

How Does Growth in Health Care Costs Affect the American Family?

How Does Health Reform Affect the Health Care Workforce? Lessons from Massachusetts

How Federal Education Policy Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Can Support States in School Improvement

How Should Drugs be Identified in Electronic Prescribing Systems?

How Will Health Care Reform Affect Costs and Coverage? Examples from Five States

Human Capital Strategy for the Army's Human Resources Command

My RAND ?

Saved Items

Recommended

View My Profile
Order Online and Save 20 Percent View My Shopping Cart

Ordering Information

Search All Documents

Or Browse by Category:

Browse by Author

Browse by Document Series: