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Early Childhood Education
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RAND Video Highlights of 2021
Dec 20, 2021
The best RAND videos from the past year brought our research to life in new ways. From the sidewalks of Pittsburgh to preschools in the Middle East, see how people around the world are using RAND research to make their communities safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous.
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Demographics
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Could the Move Toward Zoom and Other Collaboration Technologies Due to the Pandemic Change the Very Makeup of Populations?
Esther M. Friedman, Andrew M. Parker
Dec 17, 2021
The RAND Blog
Collaborative technologies such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams have transformed how we work, visit the doctor, and go to school. But can they also shift demographic trends in migration, fertility, morbidity, and mortality? And if so, how?
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Telemedicine
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Rethinking the Impact of Audio-Only Visits on Health Equity
Lori Uscher-Pines, Lucy Schulson
Dec 17, 2021
Health Affairs
New pandemic-era flexibility that allowed audio-only health visits to be routinely reimbursed as telehealth may be leading to substandard care for those it was meant to serve. It may be time to consider limiting audio-only visits in the pursuit of health equity.
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Afghanistan
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It's Time for the West to Engage with the Taliban
Rory Stewart, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Obaid Younossi
Dec 17, 2021
UnHerd
As a winter crisis looms, the Afghan people need support more than ever. Economic collapse and isolation risk provoking deeper instability, insecurity, and repression. The international community should now look seriously at making a deal with the Taliban to address these risks.
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Gender Equity in the Workplace
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Gender Pay Gap Among Doctors, America's Labor Shortage, 'Hacking Equity': RAND Weekly Recap
Dec 17, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the pay gap between female and male doctors, understanding America’s weird job market, social and emotional learning, and more.
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International Diplomacy
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Biden's Southeast Asia Policy Still Has Much to Prove
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Dec 17, 2021
Foreign Policy
As the Biden administration's first year comes to a close, how is the United States faring in Southeast Asia? Washington got a lot right, but it could do better to optimize competition against China and work on a more sensitive understanding of the delicate and at times precarious position Southeast Asian states are in.
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North Korea
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North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal and Prospects for Regional Peace
Soo Kim @mllesookim
Dec 16, 2021
Prospects and Perspectives
Nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea have hovered at a standstill since 2019. With the door to diplomacy seemingly closed and North Korea marching forward on weapons development and making threatening statements, what are the prospects for Pyongyang's denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula?
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Russia
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Deterring Putin in Eastern Europe
Terrence Kelly, Timothy M. Bonds, Michael Johnson
Dec 16, 2021
The RAND Blog
After having gone years without a significant threat from Russia, NATO leaders and legislatures now may be recognizing that the security environment has changed and that the more comfortable political status quo is gone. But if NATO were to decide to stand firmly together, conflict in Europe may be deterred and strategic stability restored.
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Program Evaluation
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The Future of REF: Driving a Culture to Maximise High-Quality Research and Impact
Catriona Manville, Camilla d'Angelo, Susan Guthrie
Dec 14, 2021
Wonkhe
To understand the impact of the Research Excellence Framework, RAND Europe studied the attitudes of the United Kingdom's research community towards the assessment. Through surveys, interviews, and focus groups, the study team was able to gain valuable insight into researcher views across disciplines, career stages, and types of institutions.
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Labor Markets
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How to Explain This Weird Job Market
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Dec 14, 2021
The Wall Street Journal
It's tempting to see in 2021 a harbinger of some permanent shift in our labor market, but that would be premature. What is clear is that we will never recreate the world of December 2019. The labor market in 2022 and beyond will reflect not only what workers learned from their pandemic experience, but also how employers and policymakers choose to respond.
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Health Insurance
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Temporary Safety-Net Policies Prevented Mass Insurance Loss During the Pandemic
Christine Eibner @Chrissyeibner, Jodi L. Liu @jodilliu
Dec 13, 2021
The RAND Blog
Although it provided a foundation, the ACA alone could not have absorbed the effects of the pandemic's sudden job losses on health care coverage. Temporary expansions to the safety net enacted by Congress also were necessary to stem coverage loss. As the pandemic continues, policymakers will want to keep safety-net provisions as available policy options.
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Racial Equity
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The Health of Asian Americans Depends on Not Grouping Communities Under the Catch-All Term
Douglas Yeung @DouglasCYeung, Lu Dong @LuDongPhD
Dec 13, 2021
NBC News THINK
Health data have historically lumped all Asian American people together, obscuring distinct health disparities and leaving vulnerable communities neglected by researchers and policymakers. What would be needed to construct a fuller representation of Asian American communities and their well-being?
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Racial Equity
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Hackathon Introduces Undergraduate Students to Public Policy Research
Dec 10, 2021
For three weeks in October and November, undergraduates from Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College teamed up with Pardee RAND doctoral students to explore how vulnerable communities have fared during the pandemic and envision policies that might produce a more equitable recovery.
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Warfare and Military Operations
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Ready for Take-Off? The Next Generation of UK Maritime Air Power
James Black
Dec 10, 2021
LUFTLED
The recent deployment of a Carrier Strike Group represents a marked shift in the United Kingdom's ambitions and capabilities for power projection in both the maritime and air domains. The United Kingdom is hoping to work closely with NATO Allies to enhance the Alliance's collective ability to deploy maritime airpower as part of a flexible posture that can deter and respond to threats both close to home and far afield.
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Security Cooperation
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Russia and Ukraine, Climate Migration, Democracy in Asia: RAND Weekly Recap
Dec 10, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on Russia and Ukraine, planning for climate migration, the state of democracy in Asia, and more.
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Truth Decay in Europe

Rethinking the EU's Role in European Collective Defence

Three Principles for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security

What Does Putin Want in Ukraine?

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Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

The RAND Blog

RAND Video Highlights of 2021

Could the Move Toward Zoom and Other Collaboration Technologies Due to the Pandemic Change the Very Makeup of Populations?

Rethinking the Impact of Audio-Only Visits on Health Equity

It's Time for the West to Engage with the Taliban

Gender Pay Gap Among Doctors, America's Labor Shortage, 'Hacking Equity': RAND Weekly Recap

Biden's Southeast Asia Policy Still Has Much to Prove

North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal and Prospects for Regional Peace

Deterring Putin in Eastern Europe

The Future of REF: Driving a Culture to Maximise High-Quality Research and Impact

How to Explain This Weird Job Market

Temporary Safety-Net Policies Prevented Mass Insurance Loss During the Pandemic

The Health of Asian Americans Depends on Not Grouping Communities Under the Catch-All Term

Hackathon Introduces Undergraduate Students to Public Policy Research

Ready for Take-Off? The Next Generation of UK Maritime Air Power

Russia and Ukraine, Climate Migration, Democracy in Asia: RAND Weekly Recap

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