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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Is COVID-19 a National Security Emergency?
Louis Klarevas, Colin P. Clarke
Aug 6, 2020
Just Security
Developing an effective national response to COVID-19 could begin with elevating the pandemic from a public health emergency to a national security crisis. The novel coronavirus may not be a threat that the military can defeat, but that doesn't mean the United States shouldn't set it in its sights and go on the offensive against it.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Preparing for a COVID-19 Election, Hurricane Response, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 7, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on preparing for a COVID-19 election, how the pandemic is affecting artists, North Korea's deadly artillery, and more.
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Employment and Unemployment
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L.A. Has the Nation's Highest Unemployment. For Some Groups, It's Even Worse Than That.
Jason Michael Ward
Aug 6, 2020
The RAND Blog
Los Angeles and its neighboring counties are among the areas hardest hit by the COVID-19 recession. The shockingly high average unemployment rates only tell part of the story, however. For the poor and some racial and ethnic groups, the jobs picture is far worse.
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Catastrophic Liability Risk Management
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Key Questions to Ask in Designing a Pandemic Risk Insurance Program
Lloyd Dixon, Bethany Saunders-Medina
Jul 27, 2020
The RAND Blog
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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Employment and Unemployment
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Is the U.S. Stuck with a Fixed Add-On for Unemployment?
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Jul 23, 2020
The RAND Blog
When COVID-19 led to millions of Americans losing their jobs, Congress moved to increase unemployment benefits by $600 a week. What should happen when those extra benefits expire?
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Online Shopping, Living in a Riskier World, Stress in Communities: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 10, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on Americans' online shopping habits during the pandemic, living in a riskier world, how stress builds in communities, and more.
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China
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Chinese Border Aggression Against India Likely Unrelated to Pandemic
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Jul 6, 2020
The Diplomat
Some argue that Beijing's aggression at the China-India border is part of an attempt to exploit the pandemic. But it may simply be a continuation of China's threatening behavior in the Indo-Pacific, which began before COVID-19 started to spread.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Preparing for a COVID Surge, Reducing Police Violence, Media Literacy in Schools: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 2, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on helping hospitals prepare for a surge in COVID-19 infections, an approach to reducing police violence, teachers' concerns about students' media literacy, and more.
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Health Care Services Capacity
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COVID Could Surge Anywhere. This Tool Helps Hospitals Prepare
Jul 1, 2020
The number of new coronavirus cases is growing in most states. As the pandemic continues to strain U.S. health care systems, a tool developed by RAND researchers can help hospitals prepare for the worst.
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Catastrophic Liability Risk Management
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Is It Time for a Federal Pandemic Insurance Program?
Lloyd Dixon, Bethany Saunders-Medina
Jun 26, 2020
The RAND Blog
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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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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The Postal Service, Election Security, Reducing Child Deaths: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 26, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the role of the U.S. Postal Service, preparing for the presidential election, reducing child deaths in Nigeria, and more.
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Small Businesses
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Small Businesses Need the Right Kind of Help to Survive the Economic Impact of COVID-19
Joanna Hofman @JoannaBHofman
Jun 26, 2020
The RAND Blog
Small and medium-sized companies are less equipped than large ones to weather the devastating effects of the pandemic. What could policymakers do to help these businesses get the help they need?
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Small Businesses
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A Path to Recovery from COVID-19 for Small Businesses
C. Richard Neu, Diana Gehlhaus, Howard J. Shatz @HowardJShatz
Jun 25, 2020
The RAND Blog
The COVID-19 pandemic has hammered small businesses around the United States. We spoke with 21 small business owners to learn more about the challenges they are facing and how they might best be helped.
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Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Keep Voters Healthy. Keep Elections Secure. Can the U.S. Do Both?
Quentin E. Hodgson @QHodgson, Jennifer Kavanagh @jekavanagh
Jun 22, 2020
The Baltimore Sun
U.S. adversaries have stepped up cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns. The United States should expect these foes to take advantage of the logistical challenges of voting in a COVID-19 world to redouble their efforts against elections.
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Police-Community Relations
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Protests and Police Reform, Facial Recognition, Gun Policies: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 19, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on protests and police reform after the killing of George Floyd, facial recognition bans, gun policies that likely reduce deaths, and more.
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Air Travel Data to Predict COVID Risk, Heatwave Planning, Caregiver Time Off: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 12, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on using air travel data to predict COVID risk, planning for a heat wave during the pandemic, why caregivers need time off, and more.
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