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REPORT

Measuring Consumer Preferences for Postal Services in Europe — Jan 16, 2012

Different market segments have varying postal service needs, according to RAND Europe research conducted for the European Commission. All consumers value parcel services, reliability, and low levels of loss, but big businesses value letter services more than small or medium businesses or the public.

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• Infrastructure and Transportation Research Area

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How health systems make available information on service providers: Experience in seven countries — Jan 31, 2011

This report reviews information systems that report on the quality or performance of providers of healthcare in seven countries to inform the use and further development of quality information systems in the English NHS.

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Funding intensive care -- approaches in systems using diagnosis-related groups — Mar 5, 2010

This report reviews approaches to funding intensive care in systems that use activity-based payment based on diagnosis-related groups to reimburse hospital care (Victoria/Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, US-Medicare).

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• Health and Health Care Research Area

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International Comparison of Ten Medical Regulatory Systems: Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa and Spain — May 18, 2009

This study was commissioned by the UK General Medical Council (GMC) to provide an evidence base on the systems of medical regulation in place in the countries of origin of doctors seeking to enter the UK and obtain registration to practise.

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• Education and the Arts Research Area

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Between politics and clinics -- the many faces of biomedical policy in Europe: Analysis of drivers and outcomes of Assisted Reproductive Technologies policy -- Volume I: Synthesis report — Nov 16, 2008

A policy analysis of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (e.g. IVF, ICSI) regulation, funding, and health consequences in France, Italy and the UK.

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• Science and Technology Research Area

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Between politics and clinics -- the many faces of biomedical policy in Europe: Analysis of drivers and outcomes of Assisted Reproductive Technologies policy -- Volume II: Three country case studies — Nov 15, 2008

A policy analysis of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (e.g. IVF, ICSI) regulation, funding, and health consequences in France, Italy and the UK.

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COMMENTARY

The Taliban Threat is Not Just America's Burden — Apr 12, 2007

Published commentary by RAND staff: The Taliban Threat is Not Just America's Burden, in Financial Times.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Matching Efficiency and Labour Market Reform in Italy: A Macroeconometric Assessment — Dec 31, 2006

A matching theory approach is used to assess the impact on the Italian labour market of the 1997 Treu Act (legge Treu), which considerably eased the regulation of temporary work and favoured its growth in Italy.

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The Size and Composition of Wealth Holdings in the United States, Italy, and the Netherlands — Dec 31, 2002

This report analyzes retirement-saving behavior and portfolio choice in the United States, Italy, and the Netherlands. The authors test hypotheses on the implications of institutional differences for wealth accumulation and portfolio composition.

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Italy's All-Volunteer Army: An Analytical Framework for Understanding the Key Policy Issues and Choices During the Transition — Dec 31, 2001

This dissertation builds an analytical framework for understanding the key policy issues and tradeoffs for the Italian Army during its transition toward an All-Volunteer Force. The analysis specifically focuses on the management of the enlisted and n...

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From National Champions to European Heavyweights: The Development of European Defense Industrial Capabilities Across Market Segments — Dec 31, 2001

Driven by dramatically reduced defense budgets and spiraling weapons systems costs, defense firms on both sides of the Atlantic are seeking increased access to each other’s markets through collaborations and other ventures. This book examines the current European defense market, focusing on the countries with the largest defense industries in Europe. While European firms have become more competitive worldwide, they lag U.S. companies…

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• National Security Research Area

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European Military Prospects, Economic Constraints, and the Rapid Reaction Force — Jan 1, 2001

Analyzes the recent record of economic growth, military spending, and military investments in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy.

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NATO Looks South: New Challenges and New Strategies in the Mediterranean — Jan 1, 2000

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• National Security Research Area

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Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF™), Version 1.2: A Manual for Use and Scoring (Italian Questionnaire, Italy) — Dec 31, 1996

A self-report measure developed for individuals with kidney disease and those on dialysis. The instructions are in English; the questionnaire itself is in Italian. The questionnaire takes 20-30 minutes to complete.

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REPORT

The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospects for Its Sustainable Recovery: Volume 1 — Dec 31, 1993

Concerned by this decline, Congress asked RAND's Critical Technologies Institute to conduct a comprehensive study of the machine-tool industry in the United States, Japan, Germany, and Italy.

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RESEARCH BRIEF

The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospects for Recovery — Dec 31, 1993

A comprehensive study of the machine-tool industry in the United States, Japan, Germany, and Italy. The study analyzed the causes of the U.S. decline and offered policy options for aiding the industry's recovery.

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REPORT

Mediterranean Security: New Perspectives and Implications for U.S. Policy — Dec 31, 1991

Explores the changing strategic environment in southern Europe and the Mediterranean, its effects on the countries of NATO's Southern Region — Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Turkey — and the implications for U.S. policy and strategy.

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The U.S. Military Presence in a Changing Southern Region: Issues and Options — Dec 31, 1991

Explores issues and options related to the basing of U.S. and allied forces in NATO's Southern Region — Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Turkey - against the background of a changing strategic environment in Europe and around the Mediterranean.

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A Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Insurgency — Dec 31, 1991

There are four elements, used singly or in combination, that successful counter terrorism campaigns contain regardless of geographic regions, time periods, and political systems. This study examines the way these elements were applied across seven case studies.

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Southern Region Perspectives on Security and International Affairs — Dec 31, 1990

Summarizes discussions with senior government officials, military officers, parliamentarians, and academics in the five NATO Southern Region countries held in April and May of 1990; it concentrates on political-military issues.

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