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    Educational Program Evaluation

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    What Does the Stern Review Mean for the Research Excellence Framework?

    Molly Morgan Jones, Susan Guthrie

    Sep 6, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    The Stern Review's release at the end of July raised two pertinent questions about the Research Education Framework. What purposes does the REF serve? And does it offer good value for money for the UK's higher education institutions?

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    China

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    How Do Chinese Surface-to-Air Missile Forces Train?

    Cristina L. Garafola @CLGarafola

    Sep 6, 2016

    The National Interest

    Surface-to-air missile (SAM) forces play a crucial role in Chinese military planning. Recent training activity indicates that PLAAF SAM units' operational readiness and capabilities may vary depending on their location and the time of year.

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    Retirement and Retirement Benefits

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    You're Never Too Young to Plan for Retirement

    Jeremy Burke, Angela A. Hung

    Sep 2, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    Saving early for retirement is critical, but it's also important to stay on track during job changes. Younger workers tend to change jobs often, and if they cash out of their plans with each position, that can affect their long-term savings.

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  • Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara visits Fort Bragg, North Carolina in October 1961
    Military Budgets and Defense Spending

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    In Defense of Defense Analysis

    John Speed Meyers, Jonathan P. Wong @jonpwong

    Sep 2, 2016

    War on the Rocks

    Rather than characterize Robert McNamara's legacy as one of inefficiency, his economic, quantitative analysis of military problems should be portrayed as an innovative, if flawed, first adoption of more sophisticated methods for defense analysis.

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    Military Families

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    The Impact of Deployments on Military Marriages

    Thomas E. Trail @TomETrail

    Sep 2, 2016

    Family Studies

    The evidence linking combat deployments directly to poorer marital functioning has been sparse and contradictory. Although marital satisfaction among military couples declined from 2003 to 2009, the divorce rate among them remained steady.

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  • Audience members cheer during a union rally for higher minimum wages in New York City, New York, January 4, 2016
    Politics and Government

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    Working for $7.25 an Hour: Exploring the Minimum Wage Debate

    Jeffrey B. Wenger

    Sep 1, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    Critics of raising the minimum wage argue that proponents are ignoring the laws of supply and demand, that it would generate unemployment. Recent theory suggests that increasing wages results in higher quality workers entering the market and improving the quality of the employee-employer match, raising productivity and lowering turnover.

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    The True Cost of 'Scams' and How Policies Can Help

    Daniel Schweppenstedde, Martin Stepanek

    Sep 1, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    Each year, loss due to scams in the UK is in the range of £1.2 to £5.8 billion. To combat this scourge, the National Trading Standards Scams Team needs more support, both financially and legislatively.

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    Wages and Compensation

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    College Education No Panacea for Worker Inequality Woes

    Carter C. Price @CarterCPrice

    Aug 31, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    The earnings gap between high school and college graduates has grown with each generation, but even a college degree does not ensure a good income. Just as the nature of jobs for high school graduates has been changing due to consolidation, trade, and technology, the quality of employment for college graduates is beginning to shift.

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    International Trade

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    Eliminating Jobs or Strengthening the Economy? The Impact of Trade Policies on the American Worker

    Howard J. Shatz @HowardJShatz

    Aug 30, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    The enormous benefits of trade include economic growth, more variety for industry and consumers, and lower prices. But trade can displace some American workers. Training programs, relocation assistance, and wage insurance can help.

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    People with Disabilities

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    Accommodation for Disabled Workers: Knowledge of Rights a Good Start

    Kathleen J. Mullen @KathleenJMullen

    Aug 29, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    With a 36 percent chance of becoming disabled at least once before reaching age 50, it is imperative that workers know their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the resources available to help them.

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin watches honor guards during a wreath-laying ceremony near the Kremlin in Moscow, May 9, 2016
    Russia

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    The West Must Do Far More to Keep Putin at Bay

    William Courtney @courtneywmh, David A. Shlapak

    Aug 27, 2016

    Newsweek

    Russia is more willing than the West to use military power, even though it has less of it. The West should reconsider whether its efforts to deter Russian military interference are enough.

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  • Sergeant First Class Steven Davila listens to a spokesperson for the Department of Veteran Affairs at a job fair in New York City, March 28, 2012
    Veterans Employment

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    From the Battlefield to the Boardroom: Transferring Veterans' Skills to the Civilian Labor Market

    Kimberly Curry Hall

    Aug 26, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    The number of returning veterans is expected to grow to 4.2 million over the next decade. This robust talent pool can be an asset to the civilian workforce. Investments in translating veterans' skills, certification and licensing, and comprehensive career counseling can improve this transition.

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    Science and Technology

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    'Star Trek' at 50: How the TV Series Inspired a Boy to Become a Scientist

    William Marcellino

    Aug 26, 2016

    Los Angeles Times

    William Marcellino discusses how “Star Trek” convinced him at an early age that science and the advancement of human knowledge could make the world a better place.

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  • Women mourn the death of their relatives after an airstrike in the rebel held Bab al-Nairab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, August 25, 2016
    Terrorist Organizations

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    Why Syria's War May Be About to Get Even Worse

    Colin P. Clarke, Chad C. Serena

    Aug 25, 2016

    Reuters

    Whether or not Jabhat Fateh al-Sham's new name means a genuine break from its parent organization al Qaeda, the mere rebranding could prolong Syria's civil war. The worst-case scenario is that the group could embed itself within the rebel opposition in Syria the way Hezbollah did in Lebanon.

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    Employment and Unemployment

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    Living Longer, Working Longer

    Michael D. Hurd, Susann Rohwedder

    Aug 25, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    When people live longer, the costs of Social Security and Medicare increase and threaten the sustainability of these programs. Households also worry about how to finance more retirement years. But people are working longer, and if they continue to do so, they will reduce some of the problems.

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