PROJECT
FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program writes the vast majority of flood insurance on residential properties in the United States; current legislation includes a number of reforms that could strengthen the program. RAND has completed studies in four key areas that offer insight into the issues under consideration.
COMMENTARY
While I have no doubt of Levin's determination to protect the constitutional rights of American citizens, incremental adjustments and seemingly small compromises, each sensible under the circumstances, can have a cumulative effect that erodes the very liberty we are trying to protect, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
COMMENTARY
Much of the debate over this bill has focused on the political issue of executive authority versus rule of law. In doing so it has overlooked the indirect and insidious effects the new law may have on the United States' largely successful counterterrorist campaign, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
REPORT
RAND Europe's annual report, Spotlight 2011, focuses on selected present and past RAND Europe signature research. With 2012 being our 20th anniversary year, the report features some of our most recent work while reflecting on how RAND Europe has developed and remained relevant over the last two decades. It also highlights selected research and corporate activity in 2011.
PROJECT
Recent proposed reforms to the Stafford Act (improving disaster recovery capability) and the National Disaster Recovery Framework (a guide to cooperation between federal agencies) cluster around five key areas where RAND has relevant studies offering additional insight and context.
COMMENTARY
The kerfuffle over Dodd-Frank conceals broad agreement that corporate fraud and misconduct are bad and that internal compliance mechanisms are intended to protect companies as well the community at large from bad behavior, write Michael Greenberg and Donna Boehme.
REPORT
With European governments seeking smart, sustainable solutions to increasingly complex challenges, innovation and learning become essential tools for good policymaking. RAND Europe's annual review, Spotlight on 2010, features many research projects that illustrate the value of learning and knowledge sharing to improve policymaking. It also provides an overview of RAND Europe's activity in 2010.
COMMENTARY
Certainly, ideology should play a role in public policy decisions. But when many policies—regardless of their merits—are simply off-limits for ideological reasons, then the nation as a whole has a problem, writes James A. Thomson.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
To meet the requirements of California state law, hospitals are considering large construction programs to increase the seismic strength of their facilities. Researchers from the RAND Corporation analyzed the costs and decision making for these activities, which will produce dramatic changes in the California hospital infrastructure.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
The authors review earlier tests and purpose several new tests of two rival hypotheses concerning the drawing of lines for congressional districts: (1) districting is partisan in nature and favors the candidates (including incumbents) of one party over those of the other, and (2) districting is bipartisan in nature and will equally favor incumbents of both parties.
PEOPLE
Associate Social Scientist
Ph.D. in sociology, University of California, Berkeley
PEOPLE
Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.S. in economics, University of Wisconsin; B.A. in mathematics and economics, Macalester College
PEOPLE
Director, RAND Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance; Senior Behavioral Scientist
J.D., Harvard Law School; Ph.D. in clinical psychology, Duke University
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