RAND Research Topic: Human Capital Investments 2012-05-24T14:56:49Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/human-capital-investments.html Can USAF Workforce Development Process Help Big-City Law Enforcement Agencies? http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP357.html May 7, 2012 May 7, 2012 Police workforce readiness requires careful and consistent personnel development to ensure that needed skills and knowledge are recognized, appropriately utilized, and fostered. A RAND methodology developed for the U.S. Air Force may be applicable to law enforcement agencies, too. Survey Provides Longitudinal Data on Los Angeles Residents http://www.rand.orghttp://lasurvey.rand.org.html Jan 23, 2012 Jan 23, 2012 The Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey (L.A.FANS) studies adults, teens, children, and neighborhoods in Los Angeles County. Survey data were collected in 2000-2001 and 2006-2008 and are available to researchers for public use. Human Capital Strategy for the Army's Human Resources Command http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9621.html Nov 17, 2011 Nov 17, 2011 To assist the Army's move of its Human Resources Command from the Washington, D.C. area to Fort Knox, Kentucky, RAND Arroyo Center produced personnel competency models and a framework for training to support the future delivery of personnel services. American Life Panel Uses Internet for a Variety of Surveys http://www.rand.org/labor/roybalfd/american_life.html Aug 17, 2011 Aug 17, 2011 RAND's American Life Panel surveys people age 40 and over on the Internet, which allows for greater flexibility in survey design and instantly accessible data. Current studies analyze opinions on Medicare Plan D, health shocks, and financial decisionmaking. Do Colleges Cultivate Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Writing and Interpersonal Skills? http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100174.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010 <p>We investigate how much value college enrollment adds to students' critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills, and the role college inputs play in developing these competencies, using data from a 2009 collegiate assessment pilot study in Colombia.</p> Population Research Center Advances Collection of Micro-Data for Demographic Research http://www.rand.org/labor/population.html Sep 15, 2010 Sep 15, 2010 The Population Research Center is dedicated to the scientific advancement of population studies in a period when demographic changes are creating especially complex theoretical and public policy issues. Displaced New Orleans Residents Survey (DNORS) Assesses Vulnerable Populations, Post-Katrina http://www.rand.org/labor/projects/dnors.html Aug 2, 2010 Aug 2, 2010 The new Displaced New Orleans Residents Survey examines the current location, well-being, and plans of people who lived in the City of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005. Supporting the U.S. Army Human Resources Command's Human Capital Strategic Planning http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG828.html Jul 27, 2009 Jul 27, 2009 <p>RAND Arroyo Center produced competency models and a training framework to support Army Human Resources Command's delivery of services after its upcoming reorganization and relocation. Researchers developed competency models for jobs that would survive the move. They identified gaps between the competencies HRC would need and the availability of workers. Finally, they developed training concepts to close gaps between current and future workforces.</p> Alabama's Challenge: Better Prepared Workforce http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/07/14/MA.html Jul 13, 2009 Jul 13, 2009 <p>Alabama has made significant economic progress in recent decades, attracting car manufacturers and new industrial development. The state now has an opportunity to address some systemic challenges in education, health care, and workforce development to be competitive in a global economy, writes Melissa Flournoy.</p> Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates: Executive Summary http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG786z1.html Dec 21, 2008 Dec 21, 2008 <p>Summarizes the education and labor market initiatives implemented or under way in four countries in the Arab region &mdash; Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates &mdash; to address the human resource issues they each face as they prepare their countries for a place in the 21st century global economy. Together, these countries highlight the variety of challenges faced by countries in the region and responses to those challenges.</p> Four Countries in the Middle East Face the Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG786.html Oct 31, 2008 Oct 31, 2008 <p>Education and labor market initiatives are under way in four Arab nations -- Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates -- to address the challenges of developing the human capital of their populations for the 21st century global economy, though better evaluation of the implemented reforms will be needed to determine their efficacy.</p> Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9383.html Oct 11, 2008 Oct 11, 2008 <p>This research brief describes an analysis of the reform efforts of four Arab region nations (Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates) in response to human capital challenges they face in preparing their people to work in a global environment.</p> Life, Livelihood, and Long Term Well-being: The Effect of Mortality Risks and Land Reforms on Human Capital Investments in India http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD232.html Jun 13, 2008 Jun 13, 2008 <p>Evaluates factors including household preferences, resource constraints, and background factors such as risks and economic shocks in determining childhood investments in rural India.</p> RAND Study Provides Primer for Using Economics to Help Guide Early Childhood Policy Initiatives http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/05/12.html May 12, 2008 May 12, 2008 A growing body of economic research suggests that public investment in early childhood programs may be able to lower public costs for social services by improving children's long-term welfare. What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy? http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP227.html May 12, 2008 May 12, 2008 <p>A growing body of economic research suggests that public investment in early childhood programs may be able to lower public costs for social services by improving children's long-term welfare.</p> What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy? http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9352.html May 7, 2008 May 7, 2008 <p>This research brief describes how insights from the field of economics &mdash; human capital theory and monetary payoffs &mdash; provide science-based guidance for early childhood policy.</p> What Policies Will Reduce Gender Schooling Gaps in Developing Countries: Evidence and Interpretation http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080932.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007 <p>This paper considers evidence for the effects of policies on gender gaps in education, distinguishing between policies that are ostensibly gender neutral and those that explicitly target girls. The demand for girls' schooling is often more responsive than boys' to gender neutral changes in school distance, price, and quality, patterns which can be explained in a human capital investment model through assumptions about girls' and boys' schooling costs and returns. Among policies that target girls' enrollments, price incentives to households or schools and the provision of female teachers appear to be effective. Other interventions hold promise but have not been the subject of rigorous evaluation, pointing to an important agenda for future research.</p> &quot;they Blew the Levee&quot;: Distrust of Authorities Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070520.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006 <p>Distrust of authorities, among numerous other factors, seems likely to have played a role in New Orleans residents' reactions to evacuation warnings and public health authorities' advice.</p> A Laid-Off Child Is a Terrible Mind to Waste http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/11/10/RD.html Nov 10, 2006 Nov 10, 2006 Published commentary by RAND staff: A Laid-Off Child Is a Terrible Mind to Waste, in Rediff. Preschool Pays Off http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/09/20/PPG.html Sep 20, 2006 Sep 20, 2006 Published commentary by RAND staff: Preschool Pays Off, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.