2012-05-24T21:00:12Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/modeling-and-simulation.html http://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/modelling.html Jul 14, 2010 Jul 14, 2010

RAND Europe's "Choice Modelling and Valuation" group provides specific expertise in using discrete choice modeling methods to understand and predict choice behavior as a result of policy intervention. This work is frequently undertaken in the transport sector, but expertise is increasingly applied in sectors including health and social care, post and communications, and provision of regulated consumer services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1187.html May 8, 2012 May 8, 2012

Together this and two companion monographs demonstrate a method, model, and simulation that the U.S. Army can use to analyze and manage portfolios at any stage of the research and development process. This monograph expands and applies RAND's portfolio analysis and management (PortMan) method to address the problem of selecting Army engineering and manufacturing development projects in order to develop affordable systems.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200110.html May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012

This study assesses, from a Swedish societal perspective, the cost effectiveness of interferon β-1b (IFNB-1b) after an initial clinical event suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS) (ie, early treatment) compared with treatment after onset of clinically definite MS (CDMS) (ie, delayed treatment).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF301.html Apr 16, 2012 Apr 16, 2012

This document distills and synthesizes the proceedings of a workshop in which experts in the field of regulatory analysis and terrorism risk examined alternative approaches for estimating the benefits of regulations designed to reduce the risks of terrorist attacks in the United States. The workshop gave rise to several recommendations for improving the modeling and data collection that support the benefit-cost analysis of terrorism security regulations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1136z1.html Mar 28, 2012 Mar 28, 2012

In consideration of the many challenges associated with Qatar's continued growth and demographic changes, the government of Qatar is interested in updating its school transportation system (STS). This volume assesses parents' and school administrators' perspectives on Qatar's STS, identifies a vision and goals for the STS, and discusses strategies to achieve the vision and better align Qatar's STS with international norms. This is the Arabic-language version.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1211.html Mar 27, 2012 Mar 27, 2012

Pattern and trend analysis and systematic randomness can be used to position U.S. border security personnel and equipment effectively for interdiction, and in some circumstances the combined approach is competitive with perfect surveillance.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/03/14.html Mar 14, 2012 Mar 14, 2012

The RAND Corporation, Risk Management Solutions, Inc. (RMS) and private investors have launched a company named Praedicat, Inc., that will provide consulting services and software to the property and casualty insurance industries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR949.html Mar 13, 2012 Mar 13, 2012

This report documents work to update the Application System of the Sydney Strategic Model (STM). The Application System implements models of frequency, mode and destination choice for each of the nine travel purposes in the STM.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120051.html Mar 5, 2012 Mar 5, 2012

As health care reform expands the use of "report cards" to grade health care providers, greater attention to reporting methods may be needed to assure the quality of such efforts.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120057.html Mar 1, 2012 Mar 1, 2012

This study seeks to develop a new prognostic model, the Patient-Reported Outcome Mortality Prediction Tool (PROMPT), for six-month mortality in community-dwelling elderly patients.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1136.html Feb 21, 2012 Feb 21, 2012

Considering the challenges associated with continued growth and demographic changes, the government of Qatar is interested in updating its school transportation system (STS). This volume assesses the perspectives of parents and school administrators, identifies a vision for the STS, and discusses strategies to achieve it.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1221.html Feb 15, 2012 Feb 15, 2012

Eliminating a key part of health care reform that requires all Americans to have health insurance would sharply lower the number of people gaining coverage, but would not dramatically increase the cost of buying policies through new insurance exchanges.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9646.html Feb 15, 2012 Feb 15, 2012

An analysis of the effects of implementing the Affordable Care Act without an individual mandate found that over 12 million people who would have otherwise signed up for coverage will be uninsured and premium prices will increase by 2.4 percent.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/02/16.html Feb 15, 2012 Feb 15, 2012

Eliminating a key part of health care reform that requires all Americans to have health insurance would sharply lower the number of people gaining coverage, but would not dramatically increase the cost of buying policies through new insurance exchanges.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9642.html Feb 13, 2012 Feb 13, 2012

Describes a vision for updating Qatar's school transportation system and identifies strategies for achieving the proposed vision.

http://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/projects/copenhagen-traffic-model.html Feb 9, 2012 Feb 9, 2012

RAND Europe is expanding the original traffic model it developed for Copenhagen to include time-of-day choice for car drivers. Doing so will allow city planners to assess the effectiveness of different charging policies aimed at reducing congestion levels.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1140.html Jan 16, 2012 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR954.html Jan 13, 2012 Jan 13, 2012

This report documents work to update the Population Synthesiser component of the Sydney Strategic Model (STM). The Population Synthesiser generates forecasts of the future Sydney population by spatial area and socio-economic segment.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200102.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

The authors use simulation studies to examine performance (bias, mean squared error, coverage probabilities, and power) of models using all three time scales when the primary exposure of interest depends on calendar time.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD281.html Aug 29, 2011 Aug 29, 2011

The methods employed, as well as those recommended for future studies, are applicable to any law enforcement agency interested in attracting and identifying high-quality applicants more efficiently.