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These proceedings present the topics and findings discussed at a July 2010 workshop convened to examine how consumers of intelligence might be better served by analysis whose focus is longer term or more strategic than the current reporting that dominates today's intelligence production. An appendix presents relevant lessons from the private sector.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF299.html Jan 16, 2012 Jan 16, 2012

These proceedings summarize the topics and findings discussed at a July 2011 workshop convened to examine how trends in four areas — the economy, demographics, the workplace, and lifestyles — will affect the poor and vulnerable in America in the coming decade. The authors also present the results of the workshop's assumption-based planning exercise.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB399.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

Unwelcome surprises in the life of any organization can often be traced to the failure of an assumption that the organization's leadership didn't anticipate or had "forgotten" it was making. Assumption-based planning (ABP) is a tool for identifying a...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1387.html Jan 1, 2001 Jan 1, 2001

This report describes the challenges policymakers have faced as seen through the lens of the three major force structure reviews that have taken place over the past decade.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB172.html Dec 31, 1996 Dec 31, 1996

The current codification of Force XXI is in TRADOC PAM 525-5 dated 10 December 1993. RAND was asked to apply its Assumption-Based Planning (ABP) methodology to that version to assess its robustness into the future.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR114.html Jan 1, 1993 Jan 1, 1993

<p>This report documents a strategic planning methodology, Assumption-Based Planning, that RAND has developed over the last four years. It distills long-range planning work for the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Research Activity and the Manpower, Training, and Performance Program (now the Manpower and Training Program) of RAND's Arroyo Center and was funded as Arroyo Center exploratory research.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19610601.html Dec 31, 1960 Dec 31, 1960

<p>This paper presents a method for estimating the elasticity of demand for labor with output held constant.</p>

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<em>Frederick S. Pardee Professor of Long-Term Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School</em><br>Ph.D. and M.S. in mathematics, University of Southern California; B.S. in mathematics, Harvey Mudd College

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<em>Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School</em><br>Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Berkeley; B.S. in biochemistry, University of Minnesota

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<em>Political Scientist</em><br>Ph.D. in political science, University of Hawai'i at Manoa; M.Phil. in government and public administration, Chinese University of Hong Kong