Netherlands

The Netherlands has been a historic locus of RAND research, having once served as the headquarters of RAND Europe—RAND's independently chartered European subsidiary—from its founding in the mid-1990s through 2006. Research on the Netherlands continues to focus on defense and infrastructure projects, as well as transportation and health care.

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Towards a Dutch Interoperability Framework: Recommendations to the Forum Standaardisatie — Jan 6, 2008

Presents the results of a study intended to help the Forum Standaardisatie develop a Dutch interoperability framework (IF), which is seen as a key step in promoting eGovernment in The Netherlands.

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National Models — Jan 1, 2008

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Assessing the Impact of Health Technology Assessment in the Netherlands — Jan 1, 2008

Investments in health research should lead to improvements in health and health care.

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The Logsum as an Evaluation Measure: Review of Literature and New Results — Nov 1, 2007

Review of the theoretical and applied literature on the use of logsums as a measure of consumer surplus change in project appraisal and evaluation.

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Uncertainty in Traffic Forecasts: Literature Review and New Results for the Netherlands — Jan 1, 2007

Transport model applications that provide a central traffic forecast, and quantify the uncertainty in traffic forecasts as a confidence interval.

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Flexible Substitution Patterns in Models of Mode and Time of Day Choice: New Evidence from the UK and the Netherlands — Jan 1, 2007

Describes a study undertaken to determine the relative sensitivity of mode and time of day choice to changes in travel times and costs.

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On the Development of Time Period and Mode Choice Models for Use in Large Scale Modelling Forecasting Systems — Jan 1, 2007

A substantial amount of research is presently being carried out to understand the complexities involved in modelling the choice of departure time and mode of travel.

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Benchmarking of the Use of Personal Advisers in Jobcentre Plus — Nov 1, 2006

This report investigates the deployment and management of personal advisers in three employment education companies in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

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"Echte kanjers verdienen beter": Een analyse van de financiering van de grote onderzoeksfaciliteiten van TNO en de GTIs — Sep 7, 2006

Provides recommendations for the Dutch government and large technological institutes to increase those institutes' effectiveness.

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International Benchmark of Fraud and Error in Social Security Systems — Jul 20, 2006

This report, which was commissioned by the National Audit Office (NAO), presents the results of a benchmarking exercise investigating the issue of fraud and error in the social security systems of eight European and non-European countries.

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The Evidence Base for the Classification of Drugs: Addendum: International comparisons of drug control policies and systems — May 11, 2006

Provides selected additional information about drug use, strategy, punishment and treatment regimes, and drug education in the UK, as well as selected additional information on the USA, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

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The Evidence Base for the Classification of Drugs — Feb 10, 2006

This report presents the results of four case studies examining the evidence base for the classification of illegal drugs (i.e., amphetamines, ecstasy, cocaine, magic mushrooms and cannabis) in the context of 1971's Misuse of Drugs Act.

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The Returns from Health Care Efficiency Research in the Netherlands — Jan 1, 2006

A pilot study in the field of developing quality indicators for research programming. The purpose of this document is to report on the approach, results, conclusions and recommendations arising from an evaluation of DoelmatigheidsOnderzoek (DO) projects funded by ZonMw, the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development.

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Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education: An international comparison of policy measures and their effectiveness — Aug 30, 2005

An international comparison across six European countries that recommends ways to improve the low uptake of science and technology in the Netherlands.

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De onderbouwing van DGG-beleid (The Foundation of Freight Policy): Een procesbesschrijving voor het gebruik van beleidsinhoudelijke gegevens (A Process Description for Performance Measurement Within the Policy Process) — Mar 29, 2005

A process analysis to support implementation of a new budgetary process, which shows that three different processes interact and compete for the attention of policymakers: the budgetary, data collection, and policy making processes.

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Designing a National Standard for Discovery Metadata: Improving Access to Digital Information in the Dutch Government — Mar 28, 2005

Presents the results of a project to evaluate the issues involved in introducing a nationwide standard for metadata to describe online government information in the Netherlands and to propose such a standard.

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Hoofdonderzoek naar de reistijdwaardering in het vervoer van goederen over de weg: (Main Survey Into the Value of Time in Freight Transport by Road) — Dec 13, 2004

This 2003 study, an update of a 1992 investigation, establishes monetary values for transport time and reliability in goods transport by road in the Netherlands.

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A Model for Time of Day and Mode Choice Using Error Components Logit — May 1, 2003

A new error components logit model for the joint choice of time of day and mode is presented, estimated on stated preference data for car and train travellers in The Netherlands.

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