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A Dynamic Behavioral Model of Korean Saving, Work, and Benefit Claiming Decisions

We develop a model that captures elements of the South Korean National Pension Scheme and behavioral responses in labor supply, savings and benefit claiming to changes in the public pension system using a sample of married couples nearing retirement.

Dec 21, 2021

David Knapp, Italo Lopez Garcia, Krishna B. Kumar, Jinkook Lee, Jongwook Won
Report

Goal-Setting to Support Cadet Success: Insights and Recommendations for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program

The National Guard Youth Challenge Program uses the Post-Residential Action Plan to assist at-risk youth with identifying and achieving life goals. The authors examined various approaches to fostering adolescents' goal-setting success.

Dec 20, 2021

Colleen Corte, Lisa Sontag-Padilla
Research Brief

Early Insights from the Equity-First Vaccination Initiative

The Equity-First Vaccination Initiative aims to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States. Five demonstration sites are using hyper-local, community-led strategies to increase vaccine confidence and access.

Dec 20, 2021

Laura J. Faherty, Jeanne S. Ringel, Malcolm V. Williams, Ashley M. Kranz, Lilian Perez, Lucy Schulson, Allyson D. Gittens, Brian Phillips, Lawrence Baker, Priya Gandhi, Khadesia Howell, Rebecca L. Wolfe, Tiwaladeoluwa Adekunle
Report

Using social media data to 'nowcast' international migration around the globe

The aim of this study was to develop a tool to 'nowcast' migrant stocks by using real-time data from the Facebook Marketing Application Programming Interface (API) and official migration data from EU member states and states in the United States.

Dec 16, 2021

Andreas Culora, Emma Thomas, Eliane Dufresne, Matthew Cefalu, Clement Fays, Stijn Hoorens
Report

Implementing Variable Cost Pricing in the Transportation Working Capital Fund

In this companion report, researchers identify next steps toward implementing variable cost pricing for selected business lines funded by the Transportation Working Capital Fund.

Dec 16, 2021

Michael Vasseur, Ellen M. Pint, Laura H. Baldwin, Max Steiner, Liam Regan, Liam McLane
Report

Widening the Pathway: Implementation and Impacts of Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs Across Three Contexts

The authors describe implementation of three alternative teacher preparation programs—called Teacher Effectiveness and Certification (TEACh) programs—and their effect on teacher recruitment, teacher retention, and student achievement.

Dec 16, 2021

Alice Huguet, Christopher Joseph Doss, Benjamin K. Master, Fatih Unlu, Jessica L. Sousa, Karen Christianson, Garrett Baker
Journal Article

Moving Beyond the Classic Difference-In-Differences Model: A Simulation Study Comparing Statistical Methods for Estimating Effectiveness of State-Level Policies

Researchers conducted an extensive simulation study to compare the statistical performance of commonly used methods for evaluating state-level opioid policies, including popular difference-in-differences methods.

Dec 15, 2021

Beth Ann Griffin, Megan S. Schuler, Elizabeth A. Stuart, Stephen W. Patrick, Elizabeth McNeer, Rosanna Smart, David Powell, Bradley D. Stein, Terry L. Schell, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Journal Article

Health Disparities in the U.S. Gulf Coast: The Interplay of Environmental Disaster, Material Loss, and Residential Segregation

We study the interrelationships between health, residential segregation, and disaster-related material losses (income loss, job loss, economic/property damages) due to the worst ever man-made disaster of its kind, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Dec 15, 2021

Margaret M. Weden, Vanessa Parks, Andrew M. Parker, Leah Drakeford, Rajeev Ramchand
Journal Article

Modelling the Impact of Social Distancing and Targeted Vaccination on the Spread of COVID-19 Through a Real City-Scale Contact Network

We use mobile device data to construct empirical interpersonal physical contact networks in the city of Portland, Oregon, both before and after social distancing measures were enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 15, 2021

Gavin S. Hartnett, Edward Parker, Timothy R. Gulden, Raffaele Vardavas, David Kravitz
Journal Article

Study on Smoke-Free Environments and Advertising of Tobacco and Related Products: Final Report

This report presents the results of the external study on smoke-free environments, and advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco and related products.

Dec 15, 2021

Katherine I. Morley, Sarah Parkinson, Lucy Hocking, Fook Nederveen, Shann Hulme, Hamish Evans
Report

The global digital skills gap: Current trends and future directions

The overarching aim of the research was to better understand at a macro level whether and why the digital skills gap is widening, its implications for digital and social inequalities, and what various stakeholders are doing in response.

Dec 15, 2021

Carolina Feijao, Isabel Flanagan, Christian Van Stolk, Salil Gunashekar
Report

Today's Army Spouse Experiences In Garrison: Problem Solving, Resource Use, and Connections to the Army Community

The U.S. Army provides many resources to help soldiers and their families cope with life events associated with Army service. The authors explore Army spouses' experiences in navigating available resources and how those experiences might be improved.

Dec 15, 2021

Thomas E. Trail, Carra S. Sims, Kimberly Curry Hall
Report

Social and Emotional Learning Is the Cornerstone: Exploring Integrated, Schoolwide SEL in Two Innovative High Schools

This report provides an illustration of two Opportunity by Design high schools in which practices for supporting students' social and emotional learning were implemented schoolwide and integrated into teachers' academic instruction.

Dec 14, 2021

Laura Stelitano, Elizabeth D. Steiner
Report

Assessing Trade-Offs in U.S. Military Intervention Decisions: Whether, When, and with What Size Force to Intervene

In this report, the authors create a framework that can be used to assess the trade-offs involved in U.S. military intervention decisions following the outbreak of a war or crisis to inform future debates about whether and when to intervene.

Dec 13, 2021

Bryan Frederick, Jennifer Kavanagh, Stephanie Pezard, Alexandra Stark, Nathan Chandler, James Hoobler, Jooeun Kim
Journal Article

Female Physicians Earn An Estimated $2 Million Less Than Male Physicians Over A Simulated 40-Year Career

Over a simulated forty-year career, male physicians earned an average adjusted gross income of $8,307,327 compared with an average of $6,263,446 for female physicians—an absolute adjusted difference of $2,043,881 and relative difference of 24.6 percent.

Dec 10, 2021

Christopher M. Whaley, Tina Koo, Vineet M. Arora, Ishani Ganguli, Nate Gross, Anupam B. Jena
Journal Article

Physician Compensation In Physician-Owned And Hospital-Owned Practices

Vertical integration of physician practices with hospitals or health systems was associated with lower income for nonsurgical specialists, no difference in income for primary care physicians, and slightly higher income for surgical specialists.

Dec 10, 2021

Christopher M. Whaley, Daniel Arnold, Nate Gross, Anupam B. Jena
Journal Article

Estimated Savings from International Reference Pricing for Prescription Drugs

International reference pricing would have lowered 2020 US spending on select prescription drugs by 52% ($83.5 billion).

Dec 9, 2021

Andrew W. Mulcahy, Daniel Schwam, Preethi Rao, Stephanie Rennane, Kanaka Shetty
Journal Article

Recalibrating the Belt and Road Initiative Amidst Deep Uncertainties

We describe the deep uncertainties affecting Belt and Road Initiative decision making, and identify drawbacks of existing BRI policy analysis in light of its future challenges.

Dec 9, 2021

Keren Zhu, Rui Shi, Robert J. Lempert
Report

Wing-Level Mission Assurance for a Cyber-Contested Environment

The authors offer ways to help wings assure their missions despite cyber attacks, focusing on how wings can maintain situational awareness, defend their systems, and respond to and recover from attacks to survive and operate when under cyber attack.

Dec 9, 2021

Don Snyder, Lauren A. Mayer, Jonathan L. Brosmer, Elizabeth Bodine-Baron, Quentin E. Hodgson, Myron Hura, Jonathan Fujiwara, Thomas Hamilton
Report

COVID-19 and the Experiences of Populations at Greater Risk: Description and Top-Line Summary Data — Wave 4, Fall 2021

This report summarizes descriptive findings from the last of four waves of a survey on how Americans' health views and values have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on populations deemed vulnerable or underserved.

Dec 9, 2021

Katherine Grace Carman, Anita Chandra, Delia Bugliari, Christopher Nelson, Carolyn Miller

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