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Enhancing Family Stability During a Permanent Change of Station: A Review of Disruptions and Policies

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, approximately one-third of military service members experience a permanent change of station (PCS) move every year. The authors researched programs that address PCS-related family disruptions.

Oct 18, 2018

Patricia K. Tong, Leslie Adrienne Payne, Craig A. Bond, Sarah O. Meadows, Jennifer Lamping Lewis, Esther M. Friedman, Ervant J. Maksabedian Hernandez
Report

Report

The Language of Inform, Influence, and Persuade: Assessment Lexicon and Usage Guide for U.S. European Command Efforts

Inconsistency in how assessment is discussed can lead to confusion, miscommunication, and the appearance of agreement or disagreement when the opposite is true. RAND researchers developed this lexicon and usage guide to help combat this problem.

Oct 18, 2018

Christopher Paul, Miriam Matthews
Journal Article

Journal Article

A Simulation Assessment of Methods to Infer Cultural Transmission on Dark Networks

This study uses a comprehensive set of simulations to test three statistical approaches commonly used to infer social transmission of beliefs, behaviors, or information on illicit networks.

Oct 18, 2018

Rouslan I. Karimov, Luke J. Matthews
Journal Article

Journal Article

Business Angel Spotlight

This study was a survey of Business Angels (high net worth individuals) in the UK to understand the trends and drivers in the start-up market in 2017. RAND Europe provided policy inputs that informed the findings of the study.

Oct 18, 2018

Sonja Marjanovic, Advait Deshpande, Molly Morgan Jones
Journal Article

Firm Responses to Targeted Consumer Incentives: Evidence from Reference Pricing for Surgical Services

In response to reference pricing for high-priced surgical providers, the study found some evidence of price reductions.

Oct 17, 2018

Christopher Whaley, Timothy T. Brown
Report

At the Dawn of Belt and Road: China in the Developing World

China has always felt vulnerable, and, in the 1990s, it began forming agreements with other nations, eventually culminating in the Belt and Road Initiative. The authors analyze China's engagement with the Developing World.

Oct 16, 2018

Andrew Scobell, Bonny Lin, Howard J. Shatz, Michael Johnson, Larry Hanauer, Michael S. Chase, Astrid Stuth Cevallos, Ivan W. Rasmussen, Arthur Chan, Aaron Strong, Eric Warner, Logan Ma
Journal Article

Journal Article

"How Am I Going to Live?": Exploring Barriers to ART Adherence Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV in Uganda

Our results highlight special needs for future public health programs and policies meant to address barriers to ART adherence among older adolescents.

Oct 16, 2018

Sarah MacCarthy, Uzaib Saya, Clare Samba, Josephine Birungi, Stephen Okoboi, Sebastian Linnemayr
Journal Article

Journal Article

Data Sources and Data-Linking Strategies to Support Research to Address the Opioid Crisis: Final Report

This report highlights key research questions and identifies opportunities to use existing data sources and implement data-linking strategies that can support the HHS five point strategy to combat the opioid crisis.

Oct 16, 2018

Rosanna Smart, Courtney Ann Kase, Amanda Meyer, Bradley D. Stein
Journal Article

Journal Article

Assessing Recent Developments in Indonesian Maritime Security

Despite a daunting set of maritime challenges, Indonesia has placed renewed emphasis on maritime security governance.

Oct 16, 2018

Lyle J. Morris
Journal Article

Journal Article

Evaluation in an Emerging Field: Developing a Measurement Framework for the Field of Counter-Violent-Extremism

This report seeks lessons from the evidence-based healthcare movement, which has a track record of using evaluation to develop practice, to consider what it might take to develop evaluation capacity in the emerging field of counter-violent-extremism.

Oct 12, 2018

Ben Baruch, Tom Ling, Richard Warnes, Joanna Hofman
Report

Measuring Automated Vehicle Safety: Forging a Framework

This report presents a framework for measuring safety in automated vehicles (AVs): how to define safety for AVs, how to measure safety for AVs, and how to communicate what is learned or understood about AVs.

Oct 11, 2018

Laura Fraade-Blanar, Marjory S. Blumenthal, James M. Anderson, Nidhi Kalra
Report

Report

Naval Operational Supply System: Analysis of Alternatives

The Department of the Navy asked the RAND Corporation to assist with the Analysis of Alternatives for modernization of its future operational supply, food service, and retail operations capability, the Naval Operational Supply System.

Oct 11, 2018

Bradley Wilson, Jessie Riposo, Thomas Goughnour, Mel Eisman, Angelena Bohman, Shane Tierney, Rachel M. Burns
Report

Report

Employee Engagement in the NHS: A secondary data analysis of the NHS Healthy Workforce and Britain's Healthiest Workplace surveys

Our study examined the potential link between organisational, personal and health-related factors and employee engagement, and how engagement is linked with the outcomes at the individual or organisational level.

Oct 11, 2018

Marco Hafner, Martin Stepanek, Eleftheria Iakovidou, Christian Van Stolk
Dissertation

Dissertation

Preventing Deviations from Presidential Term Limits in Low- and Middle-Income Democracies

Examines the broader theme of deviations from presidential term limits.

Oct 11, 2018

Bill Gelfeld
Dissertation

Dissertation

Three Essays on Economic Growth and Human Welfare

Examines the influence of macroeconomic factors on individual welfare.

Oct 11, 2018

Prodyumna Goutam
Dissertation

Dissertation

Improving Health Decisions and Outcomes for Chronic Diseases: The Impact of Incentives and Information

Assesses the impact of policies designed to address the treatment and prevention of chronic using a range of causal inference and quantitative methods.

Oct 11, 2018

Haijing Crystal Huang
Report

Report

What sort of Brexit do the British people want? A longitudinal study examining the "trade-offs" people would be willing to make in reaching a Brexit deal — technical addendum

A study using stated preference discrete choice experiments to quantify the British people's preferences for their relationship with the European Union after Brexit.

Oct 10, 2018

Hui Lu, Charlene Rohr, Alexandra Pollitt, David Howarth, Jonathan Grant
Report

Report

The Big Lift Descriptive Analyses: Kindergarten Readiness and Elementary School Reading Outcomes for the 2016–2017 and 2017–2018 Kindergarten Classes

The Big Lift initiative aims to boost children's reading proficiency in San Mateo County, California. This second in a series of descriptive analyses shares follow-up data on the 2016-2017 kindergarten class and initial data for the 2017-2018 class.

Oct 10, 2018

Celia J. Gomez, Anamarie A. Whitaker, Jill S. Cannon, Lynn A. Karoly
Journal Article

Journal Article

What Sort of Brexit Do the British People Want? A Longitudinal Study Examining the 'Trade-Offs' People Would Be Willing to Make in Reaching a Brexit Deal

This study uses a technique known as 'stated preference discrete choice experiments' to understand what sort of Brexit the British people really want and what trade-offs they would be willing to make in negotiations for a deal with the EU.

Oct 10, 2018

Jonathan Grant, Charlene Rohr, David Howarth, Hui Lu, Alexandra Pollitt
Journal Article

Family-Friendly Workplaces: Overview of Policies and Initiatives in Europe

This policy memo provides an overview of policies and initiatives in EUcountries supporting family-friendly workplaces, allowing employeesflexibility in their working hours and location to help them balance theirprofessional and family lives.

Oct 9, 2018

Harry McNeill Adams, Barbara Janta

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