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Workforce and Workplace

RAND research on workforce and workplace issues includes labor markets, the effect of new technologies, economic development, workers' compensation and disability, occupational safety, immigration, workforce trends in education, and military recruitment and retention. View all Workforce and Workplace Documents Available Online or find general information at Reports and Bookstore.

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Changes Needed to Reduce Volatility in California's Workers' Compensation Insurance Market — Dec. 10, 2009

California's workers' compensation insurance market will remain vulnerable to wide swings in performance unless changes are made to improve the predictability of costs, transparency of pricing decisions, regulatory oversight and consistency of the incentives facing different parties.

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Living Conditions in Anbar Province in June 2008 — Sep. 30, 2009

Effective counterinsurgency is dependent on understanding the local population. A survey of those living in Iraq's Anbar Province (once one of the country's most violent areas), reveals both the many improvements that have occurred, as well as the extent to which these Iraqis have suffered from the effects of war.

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Center for Financial and Economic Decision Making Studies Human Behavior — Feb. 20, 2009

Ongoing research at the Center for Financial and Economic Decision Making (CFED) addresses the process of financial decision making over the life-cycle, in particular assessing how people collect information; how they think about risks, and probabilities; and how well they match their decisions to their preferences and interests.

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December 10, 2009: Changes Needed to Reduce Volatility in California's Workers' Compensation Insurance Market

September 25, 2009: Green Buildings, Jobs and Summits, By Charles P. Ries (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

September 21, 2009: Building Energy Efficiency Programs in Europe and Australia Offer Important Lessons for the United States

September 17, 2009: Capitalism Still Works: Our Economy Will Recover Because We Are Innovators and Entrepreneurs, By Krishna B. Kumar (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

July 23, 2009: Rapid Growth in Health Care Costs Hurts Economic Performance of U.S. Industries

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Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 4: Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines for Structural Collapse Events This monograph serves as a technical source for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) incident commander guidelines for emergency response immediately following large structural collapse events. It gives guidelines for personal protective equipment (PPE), focusing on required modifications to responders' typical PPE ensembles because of the duration of response and the need to prevent exposures to likely hazards from pathogens, airborne dusts, and gaseous hazardous materials.  Full Document

The 21st Century at Work: Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States What are the forces that will continue to shape the U.S. workforce and workplace over the next 10 to 15 years? With its eye on forming sound policy and helping stakeholders in the private and public sectors make informed decisions, the U.S. Department of Labor asked RAND to look at the future of work. The authors analyze trends in and the implications of shifting demographic patterns, the pace of technological change, and the path of economic globalization. Full Document