Trade

Labor Markets
commentary
Got a Labor Shortage? Make It Easier to Work
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Aug 2, 2022
Bloomberg
If the United States wants to avoid a long-term worker shortage, it should look to what policy can—but has failed to—fully address. We have a long history using carrots and sticks, but this is a problem we may not be able to cajole or punish our way out of. Finding workers can be as simple as giving more people a chance to work.
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Employment and Unemployment
commentary
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. recovery from the pandemic recession has been remarkable. But it's important to note that both the recession and its recovery treated men and women differently, and treated women of color differently than white women.
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Gun Policy
blog
Gun Storage, the Dangers of Replacement Theory, War in Ukraine: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 15, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on how Americans store their guns, why ‘replacement theory' is a danger to us all, the war in Ukraine, and more.
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Multicultural Education
essay
The Economic Returns of Foreign Language Learning
Jul 7, 2022
If just 10 percent more students in the United Kingdom mastered Arabic, Mandarin, French, or Spanish, the economic returns could be measured in billions of British pounds. Removing the language barrier reduces trade costs.
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Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
commentary
Microbiome-Based Health and Wellness Innovation: Reflecting on Regulatory Challenges and Needs
Mark Cabling, Zuzanna Marciniak-Nuqui, Sonja Marjanovic @SonjaCambs
Jul 6, 2022
The RAND Blog
Microbiome research and development may lead to an increasing number of therapeutic and well-being breakthroughs. But regulating microbiota-related products poses a challenge that could require innovative approaches.
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Trade Barriers
commentary
Unblocking the Black Sea for Ukrainian Grain
Bradley Martin, William Courtney @courtneywmh
Jun 15, 2022
The Hill
As Russia has been blockading ports around Odesa, Ukrainian grain exports in May were more than 60 percent lower than a year ago. Global hunger has hit a new high while 22 million tons of grain in Ukraine could rot if not exported soon.
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Organizational Leadership
blog
RAND's New President, the U.S. Foreign Service, Transportation Equity: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 10, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on RAND's next president and CEO, Jason Matheny, insights into Americans' views on diplomacy and diplomats, solutions for transportation equity, and more.
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Employment and Unemployment
commentary
Is a Recession Coming? A Key Indicator Is Also the King of Mixed Messages
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
May 27, 2022
Bloomberg
When fears of inflation arise in the United States, people start paying a lot of attention to weekly unemployment-insurance claims, as an early indicator of layoffs that could augur a broader slump. But unemployment claims are a flawed gauge that may be particularly skewed by the pandemic.
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Cyber Warfare
blog
Responding to Russian Cyberattacks, Rebuilding Ukraine, Climate Change: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 22, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on how the U.S. could respond to Russian cyberattacks, what it will take to rebuild Ukraine after the war, why U.S. employers still have the power over workers, and more.
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Labor Markets
commentary
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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Natural Gas
commentary
Russia Does Not Seem to Be After Ukraine's Gas Reserves
Krystyna Marcinek @KMMarcinek
Apr 11, 2022
The RAND Blog
There seems to be very little reason to believe that the true stakes of the war in Ukraine are the country's natural gas reserves, as some have speculated. Ukrainian gas fields appear too small to justify the costs of the invasion, too hard to keep, and almost impossible for Russia to exploit.
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Workforce Development
essay
The Digital Skills Gap: What Workers Need for the Jobs of the Future
Mar 1, 2022
Business leaders have warned for years that what they see on job applications does not match what they need in new employees. There are not enough workers with the right digital skills. And as the world economy struggles to its feet after COVID-19, that skills gap threatens to keep pushing it down.
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Refugees
blog
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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Education Administration
commentary
Finding Teachers and Bus Drivers Is a Big Problem, but a Different Staffing Challenge Is Looming in School Districts
Michael DeArmond, Heather L. Schwartz @schwartz_hl, Paul T. Hill
Feb 17, 2022
Center on Reinventing Public Education
The majority of school districts report they don't have enough staff to hire, particularly substitutes, bus drivers, and special education teachers. A recent survey also revealed a major challenge for the superintendency. Only half of superintendents said they were likely to stay in their jobs for the long term.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
blog
RAND Commentary Highlights of 2021
Dec 21, 2021
Vaccine rollouts, an attack on the U.S. Capitol, massive ransomware attacks, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, record numbers of job openings and people quitting, and more. RAND researchers weighed in on all these topics and more.
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Demographics
commentary
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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Moscow wants to annex large parts of Ukraine, it wants to demilitarize the country so that the government cannot fight against its actions, and it wants a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv. The sad reality is that annexing four regions is unlikely to be the end of Russia's mission in Ukraine, but just one phase in Putin's much longer project. Both Ukraine and its backers must be prepared for a protracted war.

Dara Massicot

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: Foreign Affairs

The strength of NATO is that it is at its essence an ongoing consultation based on trust, and where needed a central meeting point for smaller groups of allies to collaborate on an issue-by-issue basis. Finland and Sweden could benefit by working from the outset to advance the dialogue, express their interests, and help to shape what can be a stronger, smarter NATO.

Gene Germanovich

International Defense Researcher

Source: United Press International

Where Has China Sent Weapons and Security Contractors?

Russia's Evolving Use of Information Confrontation

Telemedicine Abortion? It's Not as Easy as It Sounds

Homelessness in L.A., Russia's Military Woes, Educator Morale: RAND Weekly Recap

Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy with Research

The Policy Currents Podcast

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

Trade

Got a Labor Shortage? Make It Easier to Work

Recovered, but Not Whole: U.S. Jobs Rebounded, but Not for Everyone

Gun Storage, the Dangers of Replacement Theory, War in Ukraine: RAND Weekly Recap

The Economic Returns of Foreign Language Learning

Microbiome-Based Health and Wellness Innovation: Reflecting on Regulatory Challenges and Needs

Unblocking the Black Sea for Ukrainian Grain

RAND's New President, the U.S. Foreign Service, Transportation Equity: RAND Weekly Recap

Is a Recession Coming? A Key Indicator Is Also the King of Mixed Messages

Responding to Russian Cyberattacks, Rebuilding Ukraine, Climate Change: RAND Weekly Recap

A Whole New, Same World

Russia Does Not Seem to Be After Ukraine's Gas Reserves

The Digital Skills Gap: What Workers Need for the Jobs of the Future

Refugees, Women's Health Research, Supporting Incarcerated Parents: RAND Weekly Recap

Finding Teachers and Bus Drivers Is a Big Problem, but a Different Staffing Challenge Is Looming in School Districts

RAND Commentary Highlights of 2021

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

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