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Labor Markets

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How to Explain This Weird Job Market
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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Dec 14, 2021
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Health Insurance

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Temporary Safety-Net Policies Prevented Mass Insurance Loss During the Pandemic
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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Dec 13, 2021
Christine Eibner @Chrissyeibner, Jodi L. Liu @jodilliu
Racial Equity

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The Health of Asian Americans Depends on Not Grouping Communities Under the Catch-All Term
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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Dec 13, 2021
Douglas Yeung @DouglasCYeung, Lu Dong @LuDongPhD
Racial Equity

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Hackathon Introduces Undergraduate Students to Public Policy Research
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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Dec 10, 2021
Warfare and Military Operations

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Ready for Take-Off? The Next Generation of UK Maritime Air Power
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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Dec 10, 2021
James Black
Security Cooperation

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Russia and Ukraine, Climate Migration, Democracy in Asia: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on Russia and Ukraine, planning for climate migration, the state of democracy in Asia, and more.
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Dec 10, 2021
Taiwan

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Preventing China from Taking Taiwan
The single most challenging high-end threat to a key American national security interest today is probably a Chinese invasion attempt against Taiwan. The United States could try to make that scenario unthinkable for Beijing by ensuring that China cannot dominate the western Pacific region.
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Dec 9, 2021
David A. Ochmanek, Michael O'Hanlon
Pandemic

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American Attitudes About Vaccine Globalism
Overall, American support for sharing vaccines with other countries was high even before the Omicron variant. This may reflect recognition of the need to proactively address the pandemic beyond U.S. borders to truly be on the path to recovery.
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Dec 9, 2021
Katherine Grace Carman @KGCarman, Anita Chandra
Medicaid

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Twelve-Month Continuous Eligibility for Medicaid Adults Can Stabilize Coverage with a Modest Cost Increase
Churning—frequent moving in and out of Medicaid due to income fluctuation—increases insurance coverage gaps, disrupts access to health care, increases unnecessary administrative burden, and leads to suboptimal health outcomes. Federal and state policymakers might consider continuous eligibility to help stabilize Medicaid enrollment.
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Dec 8, 2021
Harry H. Liu, Leighton Ku
International Diplomacy

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Avoiding a New Surge of Regime Change
As competition with China in the developing world heats up, the United States need not repeat the sad legacy of the Cold War with a surge of new efforts at covert regime change and harassment. Instead, America could maximize the systemic advantages it has long enjoyed, meet reformist leaders and movements in the developing world on their own terms, and trust the long-term appeal of American norms and values.
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Dec 8, 2021
Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr
Ukraine

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If Russia Invaded Ukraine
The United States and NATO worry that Russia may be planning an invasion of Ukraine. A renewed crisis could spur the United States and its NATO allies to go beyond, perhaps well beyond, their responses to Russia's 2014 assault.
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Dec 8, 2021
William Courtney @courtneywmh, Peter A. Wilson
Cannabis

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Green Light for Cannabis Legalisation in Germany Is Not a Clear-Cut Decision
The new “traffic light” coalition in Germany recently agreed to regulate the sale of cannabis to adults for recreational purposes in licensed shops. International experience has shown that great care is needed in how cannabis policy is shaped.
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Dec 6, 2021
Stijn Hoorens @StijnHoorens
Taiwan

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The Counterintuitive Sensibility of Taiwan's New Defense Strategy
As the United States prepares to deter China from attacking Taiwan and defend it from an attack, are the Taiwanese themselves doing everything they can to defend their territory?
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Dec 6, 2021
Raymond Kuo @Kuorum1
Racial Discrimination

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Addressing Anti-Asian Racism, Stabilizing U.S. Rivalries, the Debt-Ceiling Fight: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on countering anti-Asian racism, the instability of U.S. rivalries with Russia and China, the rise in extremist online activity, and more.
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Dec 3, 2021
Health Care Payment Approaches

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What Are the Practical Considerations for Outcome-Based Payment in the NHS?
Uncertainty can surround the effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of a new medicine, making it difficult to agree on a medicine's price. One solution to avoid unduly delaying or restricting patients' access is to link the medicine's price to the outcomes it produces in a patient. Despite some barriers, outcome-based payment could offer a “win” for patients, the NHS, and industry.
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Dec 2, 2021
Amanda Cole, Jon Sussex

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The RAND Blog

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

Preventing China from Taking Taiwan

American Attitudes About Vaccine Globalism

Twelve-Month Continuous Eligibility for Medicaid Adults Can Stabilize Coverage with a Modest Cost Increase

Avoiding a New Surge of Regime Change

If Russia Invaded Ukraine

Green Light for Cannabis Legalisation in Germany Is Not a Clear-Cut Decision

The Counterintuitive Sensibility of Taiwan's New Defense Strategy

Addressing Anti-Asian Racism, Stabilizing U.S. Rivalries, the Debt-Ceiling Fight: RAND Weekly Recap

What Are the Practical Considerations for Outcome-Based Payment in the NHS?

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