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Chesapeake Bay Watershed Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Summer 2019

This web-based tool aims to inform Chesapeake Bay Watershed policymakers, practitioners, and community leaders on Summer 2019 climate, as well as projected future climate trends. Analysis of extreme heat data are shown on interactive figures.

Sep 18, 2019

Jordan R. Fischbach, Michelle E. Miro, Krista Romita Grocholski, Art Degaetano, Samantha Borisoff
Report

Examining Civic Engagement Links to Health: Findings from the Literature and Implications for a Culture of Health

This report summarizes a structured review to understand what the current scientific literature indicates about whether health is a cause of civic engagement, a consequence of it, or both.

Sep 18, 2019

Christopher Nelson, Jennifer Sloan, Anita Chandra
Report

Fighting Shadows in the Dark: Understanding and Countering Coercion in Cyberspace

The authors of this report examine cases from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea to understand whether and how states use cyber operations to coerce other states or actors, and highlight the challenges of identifying cyber coercion.

Sep 17, 2019

Quentin E. Hodgson, Logan Ma, Krystyna Marcinek, Karen Schwindt
Commercial Book

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Leap of Faith: Hubris, Negligence, and America's Greatest Foreign Policy Tragedy

The dramatic insider account of why we invaded Iraq, the motivations that drove it, and the frustrations of those who tried and failed to stop it, leading to the most costly misadventure in US history.

Sep 17, 2019

Michael J. Mazarr
Journal Article

Journal Article

Causes of Hospital Admission and Mortality Among People Who Use Heroin: A Cohort Study Comparing Relative and Absolute Risks

Age- and sex-specific mortality and hospital admission rates in the general population of London.

Sep 17, 2019

Dan Lewer, Emily Tweed, Robert W. Aldridge, Katherine I. Morley
Journal Article

Journal Article

Who Receives Naloxone from Emergency Medical Services? Characteristics of Calls and Recent Trends

Administration of naloxone by emergency medical services personnel is increasing faster than opioid-related deaths.

Sep 17, 2019

Caroline Geiger, Rosanna Smart, Bradley D. Stein
Journal Article

Journal Article

Indirect Estimation of Race/Ethnicity for Survey Respondents Who Do Not Report Race/Ethnicity

It may be worthwhile to impute race/ethnicity when this information is unavailable in survey data sets due to item non-response.

Sep 17, 2019

Jake Dembosky, Amelia Haviland, Ann C. Haas, Katrin Hambarsoomian, Robert Weech-Maldonado, Shondelle Wilson-Frederick, Sarah J. Gaillot, Marc N. Elliott
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Improving Army Installation Facility and Land Use Deals and Partnerships

This report assesses Army installation real estate and facility sharing deals and partnership approaches, such as large-scale leasing, and provides recommendations to improve installation use of these approaches to increase benefits and save costs.

Sep 16, 2019

Beth E. Lachman, Jaime L. Hastings, Mary Kate Adgie, Bradley Knopp, Steven Deane-Shinbrot
Brochure

The RAND Center for Social and Emotional Learning Research

This product outlines the programs of the RAND Center for Social and Emotional Learning.

Sep 16, 2019
Report

Estimating the Economic Benefits of Levant Integration

This report describes how a comprehensive free trade agreement among the economies of the Levant could increase the average gross domestic product by 3-7 percent, and reduce regional unemployment rates by 8-18 percent.

Sep 16, 2019

Daniel Egel, Andrew Parasiliti, Charles P. Ries, Dori Walker
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The Levant Economic Integration Calculator

This online tool allows policymakers and the public to examine how a comprehensive free trade agreement among the countries of the Levant could create significant new economic opportunities, substantially reducing regional unemployment.

Sep 16, 2019

Daniel Egel, Lee Floyd, Chara Williams, Brian Phillips, Alyson Youngblood, James Gazis
Research Brief

Will to Fight: Returning to the Human Fundamentals of War

This brief argues for the importance of improving our understanding of what influences will to fight, and it describes two models for doing so: one for analyzing a military unit's will to fight, and one for analyzing a nation's will to fight.

Sep 13, 2019

Ben Connable, Michael J. McNerney, William Marcellino, Aaron Frank, Henry Hargrove, Marek N. Posard, S. Rebecca Zimmerman, Natasha Lander, Jasen J. Castillo, James Sladden, Anika Binnendijk, Elizabeth M. Bartels, Abby Doll, Rachel Tecott, Benjamin J. Fernandes, Niklas Helwig, Giacomo Persi Paoli, Krystyna Marcinek, Paul Cornish
Dissertation

Dissertation

Three Essays on Minority and Immigrant Outcomes in a New Era of Immigration Enforcement: Evidence from Los Angeles

Seeks to disentangle the structural factors that affect levels of economic and social integration of minority and immigrant populations.

Sep 13, 2019

Ashley N. Muchow
Report

Are U.S. Teachers Using High-Quality Instructional Materials?

This American Educator Panels Data Note examines teachers' use of high-quality curricula materials for mathematics and English-language arts.

Sep 12, 2019

Julia H. Kaufman, Katie Tosh, Teryn Mattox
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Report

Development of a Short Form Measure of Sexual Harassment Risk in the Military: Findings from the RAND Military Workplace Study

RAND has developed a short version of a survey that investigates sexual harassment in the military. The original RAND survey contained up to 52 questions. This report discusses the accuracy of a five-question version of the longer survey.

Sep 12, 2019

Terry L. Schell, Matthew Cefalu, Andrew R. Morral
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Report

Manpower Alternatives to Enhance Total Force Capabilities: Could New Forms of Reserve Service Help Alleviate Military Shortfalls?

Changes in employment stability, family structure, and economic pressures have created challenges for the U.S. military reserve component. Modifying assumptions about Reserve duty can improve recruitment, performance, development, and retention.

Sep 11, 2019

Stephen Dalzell, Molly Dunigan, Phillip Carter, Katherine Costello, Amy Grace Donohue, Brian Phillips, Michael Pollard, Susan A. Resetar, Michael Shurkin
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Options for Reinvesting Savings from Restored Federal Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments: Examining the Effects of Two Policy Alternatives on Spending and Enrollment in the Individual Health Insurance Market

The authors of this report examine the impact of providing additional health insurance subsidies or financing reinsurance from the savings resulting from restored federal cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers under the Affordable Care Act.

Sep 10, 2019

Sarah A. Nowak, Jodi L. Liu, Preethi Rao
Research Brief

High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: What It Means and Why It Matters

This brief distills lessons from RAND Corporation research on high-quality mental health care for veterans -- what it is, why it matters, and how it makes a difference. It also provides links to resources for veterans and caregivers.

Sep 9, 2019
Report

Report

Characterization of the Synthetic Opioid Threat Profile to Inform Inspection and Detection Solutions

Researchers from the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center evaluated publicly available data to better understand consumption and supply of illegally imported synthetic opioids. In this report, they provide their findings and recommendations.

Sep 9, 2019

Bryce Pardo, Lois M. Davis, Melinda Moore
Brochure

Brochure

Struggling with Dementia

The costs of dementia -- economic and personal -- are staggering. A recent RAND analysis quantifies the scope of the problem in the United States and serves as a wake-up call to policymakers everywhere.

Sep 9, 2019

Doug Irving

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