PRGS Dissertations

PRGS dissertations are produced by graduate fellows of the Pardee RAND Graduate School, the world's leading producer of Ph.D.'s in policy analysis. The dissertations are supervised, reviewed, and approved by a PRGS faculty committee overseeing each dissertation.

2013

Can Economic Openness Inspire Better Corporate Governance? An Exploration of the Link between Openness and Corporate Governance based on the Asian Experience

Eating Better for Less: Effectiveness of Financial Incentives in Modifying Dietary and Grocery Shopping Behavior

Fundamental Capability Portfolio Management: A Study of Developing Systems with Implications for Army Research and Development Strategy

Three Essays on Entrepreneurship in India and the U.S.: Policies, Social Ties and Mobility

2012

Dynamics and Determinants of Family Transfers: The Mexican Case

Evaluating Cadet Leadership Positions at the U.S. Air Force Academy

Expanding the Use of Time/Frequency Difference of Arrival Geolocation in the Department of Defense

Food Security, Livelihoods, and Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV: Evidence for Policy in Resource-Limited Settings

International Labor Flows: Migration Views from the Migrant, the Receiving-Country Economy, and the Sending-Country Family

Mileage-Based User Fee Winners and Losers: An Analysis of the Distributional Implications of Taxing Vehicle Miles Traveled, with Projections, 2010-2030

Occupational Burnout and Retention of Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Intelligence Personnel

Old-Age Disability in China: Implications for Long-Term Care Policies in the Coming Decades

Planning for an Aging Nation: New Estimates to Inform Policy Analysis for Senior Health

Reconsidering California Transport Policies: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in an Uncertain Future

Saving for the Future: Trends, Patterns and Decision-Making Processes Among Young Americans

Sustaining the US Air Force's Force Support Career Field through Officer Workforce Planning

Three Essays on the Labor Supply, Savings and Investment Behavior of Older Workers

Understanding and Engaging the Muslims of the Southern Philippines

What's on the Menu? Evaluating the Food Environment in Restaurants

2011

Access Challenges and Implications for Airpower in the Western Pacific

Actualizing Flexible National Security Space Systems

Agency, Governance, and Performance in the Securities Industry

Beyond Rivalry and Camaraderie: Explaining Varying Asian Responses to China

Developing Stability: Community-Driven Development and Reconstruction in Conflict-Affected Settings

Diabetes Care in China: Impacts of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) and Insurance on Quality and Utilization

Evidence-Based Approaches to Law Enforcement Recruitment and Hiring

Forecasting the Future of Iran: Implications for U.S. Strategy and Policy

High School Graduation Rates in the United States and the Impact of Adolescent Romance

How Do Quality Improvement Interventions Succeed? Archetypes of Success and Failure

Managing Residential Energy Demand Through Provision of Better Feedback

Paying for War: Funding U.S. Military Operations Since 2001

Sustaining the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise through Officer Workforce Planning

Three Essays on Economics of Health Behavior in China

Three Essays on Terrorism, its Relationship with Natural Disasters and its Effect on Female Labor Force Participation

Where in Social and Sexual Networks Should HIV Interventions Target? Identifying Similarities in Social Contexts Characteristics and Mutual Disclosure Behaviors of HIV Status and MSM Identity Across Social and Sexual Networks

2010

An Analysis of Strategic Price Setting in Retail Gasoline Markets

Analyzing North Korea's Decision-Making Process on its Nuclear Weapons Programs with the Rational Choice and Cognitive Choice Models

Between Slogans and Solutions: A Frame-Based Assessment Methodology for Public Diplomacy

Child Care Choices of Hispanic Families: Why Aren't Families Using Center Care?

Disparities in Trauma and Mental Health Service Use

Education, Training, Innovation: Evidence from Transition Economies

The Enduring Partnership? The Trans-Atlantic Community as a Natural Alliance

Estimation of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program Treatment Effect

Evaluating the Impacts of School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies on Child Health

Exploring Family, Neighborhood and School Factors in Racial Achievement Gap

Extending the Working Lives of Older Workers: The Impact of Social Security Policies and Labor Market

Family Factors and Student Outcomes

Improving the Quality and Cost of Healthcare Delivery: The Potential of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology

Job Search on the Internet, E-Recruitment, and Labor Market Outcomes

Managing New Orleans Flood Risk in an Uncertain Future Using Non-Structural Risk Mitigation

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