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Crossing the Digital Divide: How Refugees Use Mobile Technology
Morcos Key's second visualization for RAND Art + Data explores how millions of refugees around the world rely on technology—particularly mobile phones—for survival, to connect to the past, and for a chance at a better future.
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North Korea's 'Business as Usual' Missile Provocations
North Korea in recent weeks has revved up its cycle of missile provocations, its go-to method of securing leverage against the United States and South Korea in the on-again off-again nuclear negotiations. How will the United States and South Korea choose to respond?
International Diplomacy
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The Chinese-Russian Relationship and Its Risks to U.S. Interests
Over the past 70 years, China and Russia have experienced the full range of interstate relations, from conflict to alliance. Beijing and Moscow have become much closer since 2014, increasing political, military, and economic cooperation. What does this mean for the United States?
Crime and Violence Prevention
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Protecting the Elderly from Financial Exploitation
Older adults are more vulnerable to scams than others and there are no good ways of protecting them. Policy solutions that provide protection against financial fraud could help older adults to live more financially stable lives.
Women's Health
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Investment in Women's Health Research Could Reap Large Societal Benefits
The potential gains from women-focused research are substantial, given the limitations in knowledge about disease development and impacts for women relative to men. Savings would include increased life years, fewer disruptions to work productivity, and fewer years with disease and functional dependence.

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from RAND
RAND research and expertise can inform immediate policy responses to address the disastrous effects of COVID-19—and help aid in recovery long after the disease stops spreading.
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Benefits and Drawbacks of the Four-Day School Week
A four-day school week is becoming more common, especially in states with large rural areas. Champions of the shorter week contend that it saves money, improves student attendance, and helps recruit and retain teachers to rural districts. But what does the evidence say?
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Is the Fight for $15 Going to Cost Low-Wage Workers Their Health Insurance?
Minimum wage increases can lead to reductions in employer-sponsored health insurance for some workers and their dependents. If policymakers want to raise the minimum wage, they should look beyond standard labor market outcomes and take into account other potential effects.
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Black Motorists Face More-Serious Charges for Excessive Speeding Than White Motorists Do
In many states, motorists accused of excessive speeding can face either a criminal misdemeanor or a traffic infraction. Data on speeding violations in Virginia show large racial disparities in who is convicted of a misdemeanor.

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The Chinese-Russian Relationship and Its Risks to U.S. Interests

China and Russia, Wages and Insurance, Refugees and Technology : RAND Weekly Recap

North Korea's 'Business as Usual' Missile Provocations

Data-Driven Solutions for Preventing Veteran Suicide

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RAND Corporation Provides Objective Research Services and Public Policy Analysis

Crossing the Digital Divide: How Refugees Use Mobile Technology

North Korea's 'Business as Usual' Missile Provocations

The Chinese-Russian Relationship and Its Risks to U.S. Interests

Protecting the Elderly from Financial Exploitation

Investment in Women's Health Research Could Reap Large Societal Benefits

COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from RAND

Benefits and Drawbacks of the Four-Day School Week

Is the Fight for $15 Going to Cost Low-Wage Workers Their Health Insurance?

Black Motorists Face More-Serious Charges for Excessive Speeding Than White Motorists Do

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Afghanistan’s Refugee Crisis: Forty Years in the Making

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