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Tunisia
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Tunisia: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Emily Hoch, Mahshid Abir
Jul 22, 2022
The RAND Blog
Tunisia's response to the COVID pandemic has been spotty, though vaccination rates have improved and mortality rates have dropped. When the political instability is factored in, Tunisia's emergence from the pandemic may not be quick.
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Employment and Unemployment
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U.S. Labor Market, 988 Hotline, Firearm Homicides: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 22, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on the U.S. economy’s uneven pandemic recovery, a new national mental health hotline, firearm homicides, and more.
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Employment and Unemployment
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Recovered, but Not Whole: U.S. Jobs Rebounded, but Not for Everyone
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Jul 18, 2022
The RAND Blog
The U.S. labor market is on track to hit a milestone this month or next: It will have recovered all of the jobs lost in the pandemic recession. But the pandemic recession and its recovery treated men and women differently, and treated women of color differently from white women.
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Jordan
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Jordan: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Nazia Wolters, Mahshid Abir
Jun 20, 2022
The RAND Blog
Lockdown restrictions that may have contributed to low COVID-19 case numbers in Jordan early in the pandemic resulted in economic stresses and increased psychological distress in the general population. RAND researchers identified challenges faced by Jordanians during the crisis and the country's innovative and equitable response to mitigate them.
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Qatar
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Qatar: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Hamad Al-Ibrahim, Nazia Wolters, Mahshid Abir
Jun 9, 2022
The RAND Blog
Qatar adopted a spectrum of policies and health measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 and encouraged its innovation ecosystem to play a role in fighting the pandemic. The health sector has gained experience during the pandemic that might inform response to future spikes in demand for health system resources.
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Lebanon
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Lebanon: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Nasma Berri, Mahshid Abir
May 6, 2022
The RAND Blog
In Lebanon, COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and daily deaths continue to decline. This is an accomplishment worthy of celebration in the midst of hyperinflation, all-time high unemployment, nadir purchasing power, and a health sector on the verge of collapse.
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Iran
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Iran: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Nazia Wolters, Emily Hoch, Mahshid Abir
Apr 20, 2022
The RAND Blog
Iran has faced an uphill battle since the first cases of COVID-19 were found in the country. Despite limited resources, Iran has also had its share of successes and innovations in combating the virus.
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Labor Markets
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A Whole New, Same World
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Apr 20, 2022
Bloomberg
Workers in the United States have emerged from the pandemic with new preferences and demands, but they still lack the power to get what they want. By any meaningful measure, employers are still in charge.
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Refugees
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Refugees, Women's Health Research, Supporting Incarcerated Parents: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 18, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on the humanitarian fallout from a Russian invasion of Ukraine, investing in women’s health research, supporting incarcerated parents, and more.
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Teachers and Teaching
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Problems in U.S. Schools, Conflict with Russia, Opioid Trafficking: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 11, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on what America's school district leaders are worried about, how to break the cycle of conflict with Russia, a new report on synthetic opioid trafficking, and more.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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NATO's Open-Door Policy, U.S. Health Care Payments, Climate Migrants: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 4, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on NATO’s open-door policy, U.S. health care payments, supporting climate migrants, and more.
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United States Department of Defense
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Preventing Civilian Casualties, Drinking During the Pandemic, Vaccination Equity: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 28, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on how to reform the Pentagon’s policies on civilian casualties, secondary school principals’ well-being, alcohol use in the COVID-19 era, and more.
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Operational Readiness
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The Future and Past of War and Disease
Michael Spirtas, Stephen Webber
Jan 27, 2022
United Press International
The U.S. government is actively reviewing its efforts to counter biological attacks and the Department of Defense is taking steps that could allow it to perform day-to-day operations during a pandemic, but it might not be preparing adequately for a future large-scale operation during a more-transmissible and lethal pandemic.
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Russia
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U.S.-Russia Diplomacy, Citizen Science, America's Blood Supply: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 21, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on U.S.-Russia diplomacy in the context of the Ukraine crisis, the value of citizen science, strengthening the America's blood supply, and more.
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Global Climate Change
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Geoengineering, the Russia-Ukraine Crisis, Biosimilar Drugs: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 14, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on technologies that manipulate the climate, what NATO could do to address the Ukraine-Russia crisis, and cost savings from biosimilar drugs.
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Violent Extremism
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Extremism and Substance Use Disorder, Criminal Background Checks, Vaccine Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 7, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on the parallels between extremism and substance use disorder, a better way to measure recidivism risk, global vaccine diplomacy, and more.
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