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The Collapse of Comity: Perilous Times in the Third Turbulent Century of Our Political Experiment

Testimony presented before the House Committee on Homeland Security on February 4, 2021.

Feb 4, 2021

Brian Michael Jenkins
Research Brief

Would Low-Income Students Graduate Faster with a Boost in Financial Aid? Results from a Natural Experiment in New Jersey

New Jersey's Tuition Aid Grant—the nation's most generous state-funded grant program per state resident college student—increased the rate of on-time bachelor's degree completion at public universities for low-income students who received it.

Feb 4, 2021

Drew M. Anderson, Melanie A. Zaber
Report

Giving a Voice to Home Care Workers: An Empowering Data Collection Method and Source of Caregiving Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This Perspective shows how journaling can be a valuable source of support and a flexible data collection method for home care workers, a profession that is socially isolated and at heightened risk during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Feb 3, 2021

Julia Rollison, Jason Michel Etchegaray, Julia Bandini
Journal Article

Changing College Choices with Personalized Admissions Information at Scale: Evidence on Naviance

This paper shows how the technology Naviance, which provides low-cost personalized college admissions information to more than 40% of high schoolers, influences college choices.

Feb 3, 2021

Christine Mulhern
Journal Article

Inequality in Household Adaptation to Schooling Shocks: Covid-induced Online Learning Engagement in Real Time

Using internet searches, we study real-time demand for online learning resources. Internet searches for online learning resources doubled during the pandemic. Increases were larger in are as with higher income and better internet access. The pandemic will likely widen achievement gaps along these dimensions.

Feb 3, 2021

Andrew Bacher-Hicks, Joshua Goodman, Christine Mulhern
Journal Article

Annotation and Classification of Evidence and Reasoning Revisions in Argumentative Writing

In this study, we take a step towards advancing automated revision analysis capabilities.

Feb 3, 2021

Tazin Afrin, Elaine Lin Wang, Diane Litman, Lindsay Clare Matsumura, Richard Correnti
Report

Infection Control Policy in Long-Term Care — Who Decides?

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic underscores that long-term care residents and families who are most affected by facility policies are underrepresented in decisionmaking. Policies should incorporate resident, staff, and family preferences.

Feb 2, 2021

Lori Frank
Report

RAND Behavioral Finance Forum: Financial Security Over the Lifespan

Video compilation of the 2020 Behavioral Finance Forum (BeFi). Leaders from academia, government, regulatory agencies, and industry were invited to share the latest research and exchange ideas on the theme of financial security over the lifespan.

Feb 2, 2021

Drew M. Anderson, Philip Armour, Daniel Ben-David, Shlomo Benartzi, Katherine Grace Carman, Warren Cormier, Joshua Dietch, Tal Gross, Megan Hunter, Gary Koenig, Timothy Layton, George Loewenstein, V. Darleen Opfer, Susann Rohwedder, Laurie Rowley, Brian Scholl, Clemens Sialm, Jialu L. Streeter, Mingli Zhong
Multimedia

COVID-19 Vaccine Cross-Border Liability and Compensation

A RAND virtual event focused on (1) facilitating global distribution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines and (2) preventing liability and compensation concerns from affecting the vaccine supply chain and public uptake of the vaccine.

Feb 2, 2021

Anthony Brown, Lloyd Dixon, Dionna K. Litvin, Nicholas M. Pace, Peter J. Todd
Journal Article

Confinement as a Two-Stage Turning Point: Do Changes in Identity or Social Structure Predict Subsequent Changes in Criminal Activity?

We build from prior work on desistance and reentry, contrasting our findings and highlighting the unique insight gained from, as well as challenges of, measuring individual change within our two-stage turning point model.

Feb 2, 2021

Audrey Hickert, Shawn David Bushway, Paul Nieuwbeerta, Anja JE Dirkzwager
Journal Article

When Is a Match Sufficient? A Score-based Balance Metric for the Synthetic Control Method

In this study, we present metrics to help analysts determine whether they have a good enough match to conduct causal inference using synthetic control method.

Feb 2, 2021

Layla Parast, Priscillia Hunt, Beth Ann Griffin, David Powell
Journal Article

Delivery of Preventive Oral Health Services by Rurality: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Using a multistate sample of Medicaid claims, we examined a child's odds of receiving preventive oral health services in a medical office by county rurality.

Feb 2, 2021

Caroline Geiger, Ashley M. Kranz, Andrew W. Dick, Erin Lindsey Duffy, Mark J. Sorbero, Bradley D. Stein
Journal Article

Changes in Pediatric Dental Coverage and Visits Following the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act

Comparing pre- and post-ACA periods, private dental insurance increased by 4.6% (P=0.013) and annual dental visits were unchanged (2.7%, P=0.071) comparing children likely or unlikely to be affected by the ACA.

Feb 2, 2021

Ashley M. Kranz, Andrew W. Dick
Report

The Quality Start Los Angeles Developmental Evaluation: Research Findings and Lessons Learned

RAND researchers conducted a developmental evaluation of Quality Start Los Angeles, the voluntary quality rating and improvement system for early learning providers in Los Angeles County.

Feb 1, 2021

Celia J. Gomez, Anamarie A. Whitaker, Jill S. Cannon, Susannah Faxon-Mills, Mallika Bhandarkar
Report

A Comparison of National and International Approaches to COVID-19-Related Measures

The authors evaluate the comparability of commonly used COVID-19 measures within the United States and across countries, and make recommendations for the use and development of measures that would allow for more standardized and valid comparisons.

Jan 29, 2021

Mahshid Abir, Megan K. Beckett, Wenjing Huang, Hamad Al-Ibrahim, Joan Chang, Florian F. Schmitzberger, Kirstin W. Scott, Peter S. Hussey
Journal Article

The Use of Public Engagement for Technological Innovation: Literature Review and Case Studies

This research report synthesises recent evidence, in the form of a literature review and case studies, on the use of public engagement for technological innovation.

Jan 29, 2021

Camilla d'Angelo, Advait Deshpande, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Joe Francombe, Cagla Stevenson, Mann Virdee, Salil Gunashekar
Journal Article

National Quality Forum Guidelines for Evaluating the Scientific Acceptability of Risk-adjusted Clinical Outcome Measures: A Report From the National Quality Forum Scientific Methods Panel

Our goal is to promote the transparency of NQF evaluations, improve the quality of performance measurements, and engage surgeons and all other stakeholders to work together to advance the science of performance measurement.

Jan 29, 2021

Laurent G. Glance, Karen Joynt Maddox, Karen C. Johnson, David R. Nerenz, David Cella, Bijan Borah, Joseph Kunisch, Paul Kurlansky, Jennifer Perloff, Michael A. Stoto, Ronald Walters, Susan White, Zhenquiu Lin
Journal Article

Geographic Variation and Disparities in Total Joint Replacement Use for Medicare Beneficiaries: 2009 to 2017

The study objectives are to determine whether Black Medicare beneficiaries undergo fewer hip and knee replacements across regions, and whether disparities affected all or mainly affected socioeconomically disadvantaged Black beneficiaries.

Jan 29, 2021

Caroline P. Thirukumaran, Xueya Cai, Laurent G. Glance, Yeunkyung Kim, Benjamin F. Ricciardi, Kevin Fiscella, Yue Li
Journal Article

Medicare Shared Savings Program and Readmission Rate Among Patients with Ischemic Stroke

Our aim was to determine if the Medicare Shared Savings Program is associated with changes in readmissions and mortality for patients hospitalized with ischemic stroke, and whether it has a different impact on safety net hospitals and non-SNHs.

Jan 29, 2021

Yeunkyung Kim, Laurent G. Glance, Robert G. Holloway, Yue Li
Report

International Prescription Drug Price Comparisons: Current Empirical Estimates and Comparisons with Previous Studies

This report provides findings related to international prescription drug price comparisons, noting that 2018 drug prices in the United States were substantially higher than those in other countries.

Jan 28, 2021

Andrew W. Mulcahy, Christopher M. Whaley, Mahlet Gizaw, Daniel Schwam, Nathaniel Edenfield, Alejandro U. Becerra-Ornelas

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