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The Effect of Large-scale Performance-Based Funding in Higher Education

We analyze the effect of large-scale, high-stakes performance funding programs in Ohio and Tennessee. Using a difference-in-differences identification strategy along with a synthetic control approach, we find no evidence that these programs improve key academic outcomes.

Jan 26, 2021

Jason M. Ward, Ben Ost
Journal Article

The Impact of Parental Involvement Laws on the Abortion Rate of Minors

We conduct a comprehensive analysis of the effect of parental involvement laws on the incidence of abortions to minors in the United States.

Jan 26, 2021

Theodore J. Joyce, Robert Kaestner, Jason M. Ward
Journal Article

Drivers of Differential Views of Health Equity in the U.S.: Is the U.S. Ready to Make Progress? Results from the 2018 National Survey of Health Attitudes

This study uses data from a nationally representative sample of American adults to examine the factors that people think drive health outcomes and their beliefs about the importance of health equity.

Jan 26, 2021

Vivian L. Towe, Linnea Warren May, Wenjing Huang, Laurie T. Martin, Katherine Grace Carman, Carolyn Miller, Anita Chandra
Journal Article

Development of a Quality-Controlled Chlorine Gas Concentration Data Base for the Jack Rabbit II Field Experiments

This paper describes the network of chlorine point sensors used during JR II, corrections to the measurements taken by MiniRAE sensors, and analyses using the concentrations measured along the concentric arcs 0.2–11 km away from the source.

Jan 26, 2021

Joseph C. Chang, Thomas Mazzola, Steven R. Hanna
Journal Article

Smart Cities as Large Technological Systems: Overcoming Organizational Challenges in Smart Cities Through Collective Action

In this article, we argue that the main challenges policymakers confront in deploying 'smart cities' technologies are organizational rather than technological.

Jan 26, 2021

Jared Mondschein, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Andreas Kuehn
Journal Article

Public-private Partnership for Building a Resilient Broadband Infrastructure in Puerto Rico

This article will explore the use of an innovative approach to a public-private partnership to spur the deployment of broadband and create more resilient telecommunications networks in Puerto Rico.

Jan 26, 2021

Amado Cordova, Karlyn D. Stanley
Journal Article

Future Threats and Some Considerations for the Next U.S. National Defense Strategy

In this article, the authors offer a U.S. perspective on the evolution of threats from the recent past, and posit several considerations for the next National Defense Strategy.

Jan 26, 2021

Gene Germanovich, Gabrielle Tarini, K. Jack Riley
Journal Article

A Longitudinal Study of Psychological Distress in the United States Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Equal numbers of people experienced serious psychological distress in 30 days during the pandemic as did over an entire year prior to the pandemic.

Jan 26, 2021

Joshua Breslau, Melissa L. Finucane, Alicia Revitsky Locker, Matthew D. Baird, Elizabeth Roth, Rebecca L. Collins
Journal Article

Changes in Health Services Use Among Commercially Insured US Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study found that during the initial phase of the COVID-19 epidemic in March and April of 2020, patients significantly reduced use of preventive and elective care and increased use of telemedicine but not enough to offset reductions in in-person care.

Jan 26, 2021

Christopher M. Whaley, Megan F. Pera, Jonathan Cantor, Jennie Chang, Julia Velasco, Heather K. Hagg, Neeraj Sood, Dena M. Bravata
Research Brief

The Department of Defense's Posture for Artificial Intelligence: Assessment and Recommendations for Improvement

In this report, RAND Corporation researchers assess the state of artificial intelligence relevant to the U.S. Department of Defense and provide recommendations for the future of the department's artificial intelligence posture.

Jan 26, 2021

Danielle C. Tarraf, William Shelton, Edward Parker, Brien Alkire, Diana Gehlhaus, Justin Grana, Alexis Levedahl, Jasmin Leveille, Jared Mondschein, James Ryseff, Ali Wyne, Daniel Elinoff, Edward Geist, Benjamin N. Harris, Eric Hui, Cedric Kenney, Sydne Newberry, Chandler Sachs, Peter Schirmer, Danielle Schlang, Victoria M. Smith, Abbie Tingstad, Padmaja Vedula, Kristin Warren
Testimony

Reimagining the Workforce Development and Employment System: How a More Connected System Can Support Students, Workers, and Firms

Testimony presented before the Florida House of Representatives Education & Employment Committee on January 26, 2021.

Jan 26, 2021

Melanie A. Zaber, Lynn A. Karoly
Report

Seizures of Western Diplomatic Facilities: Historical Timelines, 1979–2019

To help develop effective response capabilities, the authors review attacks on Western diplomatic facilities since 1979, focusing on the duration of each attack and how much advance warning there was of the attack.

Jan 25, 2021

Jacqueline Gardner Burns, Christopher A. Mouton, Adam R. Grissom, John P. Godges
Report

Analysis of the 10Plan: A Self-Pay System Designed to Minimize the Burden of Health Care Costs

The 10Plan is a self-pay plan for individuals currently uninsured or covered by a private nongroup health insurance plan. The authors built a microsimulation model to estimate health care spending under both the status quo and the 10Plan.

Jan 25, 2021

Kandice A. Kapinos, Carter C. Price, Drew M. Anderson, Adrienne M. Propp, Raffaele Vardavas, Christopher M. Whaley
Tool

Reducing Tobacco Use Among Young People Experiencing Homelessness: Recommendations for Service Providers

This manual contains an easy-to-use guide for service providers to deliver brief and inexpensive assistance to youth experiencing homelessness who want to stop using tobacco products.

Jan 25, 2021

Erika Litvin Bloom, William G. Shadel, Joan S. Tucker
Report

Telehealth After COVID-19: Clarifying Policy Goals for a Way Forward

The use of telehealth has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. What role can telehealth play in a post-pandemic world? The authors of this Perspective discuss how the ongoing use of telehealth services could affect the realization of policy goals.

Jan 22, 2021

Lori Uscher-Pines, Monique Martineau
Journal Article

More "Boarding" Facilities Geolocated in Southern Xinjiang

We identified 21 preschools that house Uyghur children in Qira County, Xinjiang using satellite imagery. These facilities are part of Beijing's efforts to assimilate Uyghurs by erasing their culture to a Communist Party ideal that has been compared to genocide.

Jan 22, 2021

Edmund J. Burke
Report

Paediatric Early Warning Systems: a scoping study: Lessons from a rapid review

This report shares findings from a rapid review of the evidence on the use of Paediatric Early Warning (PEW) scores and systems in UK healthcare settings, to help staff to identify clinical deterioration and facilitate early intervention.

Jan 22, 2021

Sarah Ball, Sarah Parkinson, Sonja Marjanovic
Journal Article

ADAPT Study: Adaptation of Evidence-Informed Complex Population Health Interventions for Implementation And/Or Re-Evaluation in New Contexts: Protocol for a Delphi Consensus Exercise to Develop Guidance

A Delphi consensus exercise to gather expert opinion on the adaptation, implementation and re-evaluation of complex population health interventions in new contexts.

Jan 22, 2021

Mhairi Campbell, Graham Moore, Rhiannon E. Evans, Dmitry Khodyakov, Peter Craig
Journal Article

The Effect of Mandatory Insurer Reporting on Settlement Delay

This article examines this problem empirically, using a rich, national data set of closed automobile bodily injury claims.

Jan 22, 2021

Paul Heaton
Journal Article

Penalties and Rewards for Safety Net Vs Non-Safety Net Hospitals in the First 2 Years of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model

We assessed whether safety net hospitals, which serve vulnerable patients, were more likely to be penalized and less likely to receive rewards compared with non-safety net hospitals that serve few vulnerable patients.

Jan 22, 2021

Caroline P. Thirukumaran, Laurent G. Glance, Xueya Cai, Yeunkyung Kim, Yue Li

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