Publications by Date
2011
Exploring Patterns of Behaviour in Violent Jihadist Terrorists: An analysis of six significant terrorist conspiracies in the UK — July 12, 2011
An examination of the groups/cells and their 38 core individuals involved in the six most serious violent Jihadist terrorist conspiracies and attacks in the UK between 2004 and 2007 to see if they exhibited any specific types of behaviour.
A Prize Worth Paying? Non-standard ways to support and reward excellence in health research and development in the UK NHS — June 28, 2011
This paper outlines the issues, and finds merit in developing non-standard incentives, such as prizes, to support excellence in health research in addition to 'standard' performance management and routine inspection.
Alliances in the 21st Century: Implications for the US-European partnership — June 28, 2011
This paper presents a theory of natural alliances in which commonalities in political culture are a strategic asset for better coordination and greater predictability among partners. It applies this theory to the case of the US-European alliance.
Modelling Demand for Long-Distance Travel in Great Britain: Stated preference surveys to support the modelling of demand for high-speed rail — June 23, 2011
This report provides new empirical evidence from a study into the factors influencing demand for high-speed rail in the UK. The forecasts developed from these models will inform the debate around the future of high-speed rail in the UK.
Europe's demography: Are babies back? The recent recovery in EU period fertility due to older childbearing — June 16, 2011
An update to the RAND Europe 2004 study into the causes and consequences of low fertility in Europe analysing the latest data, reviewing recent literature, and examining the situation in Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK in depth.
Low fertility in Europe: Is there still reason to worry? — June 16, 2011
Recent statistics suggest that fertility in Europe shows signs of recovery after decades of year-on-year drops. This report updates a study on low fertility from 2004 and explores the extent, causes and consequences of the recent recovery.
Delivering the aims of the CLAHRCs: evaluating CLAHRCs' strategies and contributions: Interim report: Phase I — June 2, 2011
This report catalogues the first phase of an evaluation of the nine Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs) established in October 2008 by the UK National Institute for Health Research.
Health Innovation Transfer from South to North — May 25, 2011
This report presents findings from a study of health innovations transferred from South to North. This briefing examines technologies developed for developing country settings, which may have an application in the UK National Health Service.
Responding to Convergence: Different approaches for Telecommunication regulators — May 23, 2011
This report describes the phenomenon of convergence in communications and audiovisual content markets and determines its impact on regulations and market governance. It draws useful lessons from approaches applied in the U.S., U.K., and South Korea.
Best-worst Scaling Vs. Discrete Choice Experiments: An Empirical Comparison Using Social Care Data — May 1, 2011
This paper presents empirical findings from the comparison between two principal preference elicitation techniques: discrete choice experiments and profile-based best-worst scaling. Bes-worst scaling involves less cognitive burden for respondents and provides more information than traditional "pick-one" tasks asked in discrete choice experiments.
How can Europe promote labour force participation and reduce income inequality? — April 20, 2011
Improving labour force participation and reducing income inequality require social investment in the groups at risk. This study identifies challenges and suggests ideas for policymakers to improve the situation.
Life after Lisbon: Europe's Challenges to Promote Labour Force Participation and Reduce Income Inequality — April 20, 2011
The economic crisis of 2008 has undone much of the progress on improving employment and growth in Europe. The review concludes that policy makers should focus on enabling social policy that allows individuals to achieve their productive potential.
Complex trauma research in the UK: A rapid review of the funding landscape — April 18, 2011
This documented briefing presents the results of a rapid review of the funding landscape for complex trauma research in the UK. Recommendations are made about how to strengthen this niche and orphan area of research.
Are words enough in a crisis? — April 8, 2011
Can military forces get their messages across more effectively? RAND Europe examines NATO's new Strategic Communication concept.
Monitoring and evaluation in stabilisation interventions: Reviewing the state of the art and suggesting ways forward — April 6, 2011
Reviews the state of the art in monitoring and evaluation of stabilisation operations and suggests ways forward.
Monitoring and Evaluation in Stabilisation Interventions: Rationale, challenges and principles of effective monitoring and evaluation — April 6, 2011
Reviews the state of the art in monitoring and evaluation of stabilisation operations and suggests ways forward.
The Cloud: Understanding the Security, Privacy and Trust Challenges — April 4, 2011
This report discusses how policy-makers might address the challenges and risks in respect of the security, privacy and trust aspects of cloud computing that could undermine the attainment of broader economic and societal objectives across Europe.
Analyze This — April 1, 2011
The authors consider an evidence-based approach to science and innovation policy analysis.
The Impact of Patient Choice of Provider on Equity: Analysis of a Patient Survey — April 1, 2011
More educated, affluent patients were no more likely to be offered a choice than other population groups, but there does appear to be a social gradient in who chose to travel beyond the local area for treatment. If these results were replicated across England, there is at least the potential risk that when local hospitals are failing, patient choice could result in inequitable access to high quality care, rather than enhancing equity as the policy's architects had hoped.
Assessing the illegal trade in cultural property from a public policy perspective — March 29, 2011
The aim of this research is to explore new ways of curtailing the illegal trade in cultural property.
Informing the development of a resource allocation framework in the German healthcare system — March 22, 2011
The report aims to inform the development of the quality component of the proposed national resource allocation framework in the German statutory healthcare system.
Preliminary assessment of economic impacts of alcohol pricing policy options in the UK — March 21, 2011
This study provides evidence on potential economic impact of policies designed to increase the price of alcoholic drinks on consumers, producers and retailers in the UK. Policy-makers used recommendations to implement a new pricing policy.
Healthcare Technology Co-operatives: Filling a niche in the English R&D landscape — March 15, 2011
This evaluation of the pilot Health Technology Cooperatives (HTCs), part of England's research infrastructure, explored how the HTCs fit into the health innovation landscape and recommended how best to support core HTC activities in the future.
Assessing the impacts of Revising the Tobacco Products Directive: Study to support a DG SANCO Impact Assessment — March 8, 2011
In order to inform the European Commission's formal Impact Assessment for a revision to the Tobacco Products Directive, this study provides an overview of evidence for tobacco product regulation and an analysis of health and economic implications.
Project Retrosight: Understanding the returns from cardiovascular and stroke research: Case Studies — March 6, 2011
This work explores impacts of cardiovascular and stroke research funded 15–20 years ago and draws out aspects associated with high or low impact. It describes 29 case studies of grants from Australia, Canada and UK.
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