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Summer Reading List for Congress
During the August recess Hill staff should have an opportunity to step back from the fast pace of votes and hearing preparation to examine priorities for the fall and beyond. This list of must-read research and commentary covers some policy issues they will likely be addressing after the break.
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Aug 18, 2020

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Key Questions to Ask in Designing a Pandemic Risk Insurance Program
Congress is considering establishing an insurance program that would make business interruption coverage for pandemics less expensive and more widely available. We have identified several key questions that policymakers could consider when designing a pandemic risk insurance program.
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Jul 27, 2020
The RAND Blog
Lloyd Dixon, Bethany Saunders-Medina
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Is It Time for a Federal Pandemic Insurance Program?
Insurance companies for the most part are not contractually obligated to cover the enormous business interruption losses caused by social distancing and stay-at-home orders. How might the United States design a system for risk spreading and compensation for pandemics? And what roles should insurance and government play?
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Jun 26, 2020
The RAND Blog
Lloyd Dixon, Bethany Saunders-Medina
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Tapping Business Interruption Insurance Coverage to Assist Small Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Benefits and Drawbacks
Legislation has been introduced in several states that would require insurers to cover business interruption losses due to the COVID-19 outbreak. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such a law? If policymakers were to proceed with such an approach, then what design considerations should they keep in mind?
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Apr 10, 2020
The RAND Blog
Lloyd Dixon, Bethany Saunders-Medina
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Allocating Costs for California Wildfires
Wildfires in California have caused and will likely continue to cause substantial losses for residents, businesses, and government agencies. It is important to distribute these losses in a manner that provides incentives to reduce their magnitude over time.
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Jul 24, 2019
The RAND Blog
Lloyd Dixon
Victims of Crime

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Americans' Hearts, but Not Necessarily Wallets, Will Be Open for Victims of Navy Yard Shootings
Comparisons are already being drawn between Monday's terrible events in the Washington Navy Yard and other recent high profile mass shootings, including those that occurred last year in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo. However, one way in which this shooting may differ from other events is in who — if anybody — provides financial compensation for those who are injured.
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Sep 18, 2013
The RAND Blog
Paul Heaton

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While neurodivergent diagnoses are not automatically disqualifying from Army service, any new recruit who reveals a diagnosis jumps through hoops to serve. Some described having to prove that their diagnoses do not impede their ability to serve, which puts the burden on an eighteen-year-old to prove a negative for which the Army has no assessment criteria.

Cortney Weinbaum

Senior Management Scientist

Source: Modern War Institute (West Point)

Indefinite deployment and inadequate rest and rotation, due to a shortage of soldiers, mean that Russian soldiers endure prolonged exposure to combat stress, which intensifies feelings of resentment and helplessness.

Dara Massicot

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: The Economist

Which Working Conditions Could Restore Teacher Well-Being?

Chinese Next-Generation Psychological Warfare

The Russian Military's Looming Personnel Crises of Retention and Veteran Mental Heath

An Autistic Soldier Wants You to Read This

What Does Environmental Justice Look Like?

The Policy Currents Podcast

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Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

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Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

Catastrophic Liability Risk Management

Summer Reading List for Congress

Key Questions to Ask in Designing a Pandemic Risk Insurance Program

Is It Time for a Federal Pandemic Insurance Program?

Tapping Business Interruption Insurance Coverage to Assist Small Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Benefits and Drawbacks

Allocating Costs for California Wildfires

Americans' Hearts, but Not Necessarily Wallets, Will Be Open for Victims of Navy Yard Shootings

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