Research Briefs

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

2008

Is the United States Losing Its Edge in Science and Technology?

Life Expectancy Is Better Than Age as a General Predictor of Health Care Expenditures

Mapping the impact: Exploring the impact of arthritis research

Modeling the Health and Medical Care Spending of the Future Elderly

A National Health Information Network -- What Are the Real Privacy Issues?

New Approaches to Planning, Executing, and Assessing Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations

A New Approach for Assessing Emergency Preparedness

Nuclear-Armed Regional Adversaries: How Deterrable Are They Likely to Be?

Organizing for Quality: Inside the ''Black Box'' of Health Care Improvement in Europe and the United States

Out of the Ivory Tower, Into the Real World: Examples of Street-Smart Community Health Research

Pathways to Obesity: Are People "Hardwired" to Overeat?

Pathways to Sustainability for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Piracy and Terrorism at Sea: A Rising Challenge for U.S. Security

Preparation of Senior Department of Defense Civilian Executives, Reserve Component General/Flag Officers, and Senior NCO's for Joint Roles

Rebuilding Affordable Housing on the Gulf Coast: Lessons Learned in Mississippi from Hurricane Katrina

Redesigning Qatar's Post-Secondary Scholarship System

Redesigning Qatar's Post-Secondary Scholarship System (Arabic version)

Reducing Traffic Congestion in Los Angeles

Regulating Drug Prices: U.S. Policy Alternatives in a Global Context

Reinforcing the Thin Blue Line: Improving Recruitment for the San Diego Police Department

Remuneration and its motivation of UK military personnel

Road Home Program Leaves Many Homeowners Waiting

Room for Improvement in the Use of High-Quality Preschool Programs for California's Children

Setting Global Defense Strategy in the Face of Uncertainty

Should the United States Establish a Dedicated Domestic Intelligence Agency for Counterterrorism?

The Societal Promise of Improving Care for Depression: Nine Years Out

A Step Forward in Accountability for Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Developing Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing

Sustaining Key Skills in the UK Naval Industry

Teens Who Work Are More Likely to Smoke

Test and Evaluation Facilities and Capabilities: Is the Air Force Overinvested?

Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services Under No Child Left Behind: Progress Toward Implementation

Validating the Link Between Good Physician Process of Care and Better Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients

What Can DoD Leaders Do to Improve Diversity? Outline of a Strategic Plan

What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy?

Why People Overeat: Rethinking the Causes of Obesity

Workers' Compensation in Pennsylvania: How is the System Performing? How Should It Be Reformed?

2007

Accountability Under No Child Left Behind: Progress Toward Implementation

America's Security Challenges Require a New Division of Labor Among the Armed Forces

Anatomy of an Insurance Class Action

Applying Madison Avenue Principles and Recent Operational Experience to Counterinsurgency and Stability Operations

As Enemies Put Innocents at Risk, U.S. Military Must Continue Efforts to Minimize Civilian Deaths and Be Positioned to Better Inform the Public When Casualties Do Occur

Assessing Progress in Rebuilding the Housing Market in Mississippi in the Wake of Katrina

Behavioral Health Parity: Consequences for Federal Employee Health Plans

Benefits and Barriers: Using and Sharing Geospatial Information in the Department of Defense

Better Coordination Is Needed to Manage the Enlisted Force in the U.S. Air Force

Bioterrorism with Zoonotic Disease: Public Health Preparedness Lessons from a Multiagency Exercise

Can Internet TV have frontiers? RAND Europe informs the European Commission's TVWF impact assessment

Can Publicly Available Information Be Used in Planning Terrorist Attacks?

Certain Competencies May Help Offset Lack of Expertise in Senior Air Force Jobs

China Could Use "Antiaccess" Strategies to Counter U.S. Military Superiority

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