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Update on Findings of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

In this webinar, contributors to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and experts from the RAND Climate Resilience Center discuss findings from the report of the IPCC Working Group II.

Aug 3, 2022

Robert J. Lempert, Benjamin Lee Preston, Melissa L. Finucane, Abbie Tingstad, David Catt, Karishma V. Patel
Journal Article

Legal Review of State Emergency Medical Services Policies and Protocols for Naloxone Administration

We provide data on the authority of providers at different emergency medical services licensure levels to administer naloxone. We also describe relevant policies regarding which administration routes and dosages are permitted for each licensure level.

Aug 2, 2022

Rosanna Smart, Rebecca Lee Haffajee, Corey S. Davis
Journal Article

Data and Learning: Case Study 3

This case study explores the ways in which infrastructure organisations collect, analyse and disseminate data to support frontline organisations helping young people into employment.

Aug 2, 2022

Lillian Flemons, Joanna Hofman, Natalie Picken
Journal Article

Supporting Capacity Building of Frontline Organisations: Case Study 4

This case study aims to understand how infrastructure organisations in England support frontline organisations through capacity building, the challenges and facilitators involved, the impact on FOs and their work, and any lessons learnt.

Aug 2, 2022

Katrin Feyerabend, Joanna Hofman, Natalie Picken
Journal Article

Working to Effect Change in Policymaking at Regional, National and Systems Levels: Case Study 1

The objective of this case study is to explore how infrastructure organisations across England work to effect change at various levels of policymaking as part of their mission to improve youth employment outcomes.

Aug 2, 2022

Lillian Flemons, Joanna Hofman, Katrin Feyerabend, Natalie Picken
Journal Article

Working to Embed and Champion Youth Voice in Infrastructure Organisations: Case Study 2

This case study aims to understand how infrastructure organisations support frontline organisations through embedding youth voices in their own work and championing youth voices in interactions with other stakeholders.

Aug 2, 2022

Katrin Feyerabend, Natalie Picken, Joanna Hofman
Journal Article

Efforts to End a Stalemate in Landslide Insurance Availability Through Inclusive Policymaking: A Case Study in Sitka, Alaska

We explored how participatory techniques could overcome one disaster risk financing-related stalemate: the case of landslide insurance in a highly landslide-prone location, Sitka, Alaska.

Jul 28, 2022

Max Izenberg, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Noreen Clancy, Lisa Busch, Jacyn Schmidt, Lloyd Dixon
Journal Article

How Much Illegally Manufactured Fentanyl Could the U.S. Be Consuming?

This article provides guidance through two thought experiments that provide a hypothetical upper bound on U.S. consumption of fentanyl.

Jul 28, 2022

Beau Kilmer, Bryce Pardo, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Peter Reuter
Journal Article

Playing Defense? Health Care in the Era of Covid

This paper presents evidence that the quality of health care interactions changed in important ways during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jul 28, 2022

Edward N. Okeke
Tool

How the Effects of Racial Bias Compound

Researchers illustrate the ways in which small effects of racial bias can compound over lifetimes. Users of this tool can adjust the amount of racial bias to see its effects on educational achievement, income growth, and wealth accumulation.

Jul 27, 2022

James M. Anderson, Heather Gomez-Bendaña, Rachel Perera, Alyson Youngblood, Maria Gardner, Heather McCracken, Lee Floyd
Report

Intimate Partner Abuse Solution Programs: Identifying High-Priority Needs Within the Criminal Justice System for Programs Focused on Intimate Partner Violence Prevention

Despite widespread use of intimate partner abuse solution programs by court systems and communities, there remains limited information on their effectiveness. The authors convened a panel of experts to better understand the needs of these programs.

Jul 27, 2022

Lynn Langton, Madison Fann, Duren Banks, Michael G. Planty, Dulani Woods, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Brian A. Jackson
Report

Pathways to Russian Escalation Against NATO from the Ukraine War

The potential for Russia to escalate the ongoing war in Ukraine by attacking a U.S. or allied target is a significant concern. This Perspective identifies four potential escalation pathways and accompanying key considerations for U.S. policymakers.

Jul 26, 2022

Bryan Frederick, Samuel Charap, Scott Boston, Stephen J. Flanagan, Michael J. Mazarr, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Karl P. Mueller
Brochure

RAND Standards for High-Quality and Objective Research and Analysis

This brochure describes RAND's standards for high-quality and objective research.

Jul 25, 2022
Journal Article

Cyber Deterrence with Imperfect Attribution and Unverifiable Signaling

Examines a game of deterrence in which the defender can signal its retaliatory capability but can only imperfectly attribute an attack. We show that there are equilibria in which the defender sends noisy signals to increase its expected payoff.

Jul 25, 2022

Jonathan W. Welburn, Justin Grana, Karen Schwindt
Dissertation

Learning and Earning in This New Economy: A Study of Rideshare Drivers in Los Angeles

Attempts to understand how gig workers, particularly Uber and Lyft drivers, find and perceive their employment, the money they make from it, and the things they spend it on.

Jul 22, 2022

Benjamin Smith
Journal Article

Technologies for Primary Screening in Aviation Security

The article examines technologies currently in use and emerging technologies with potential for use in the primary screening of carry-on baggage, checked baggage and air cargo.

Jul 21, 2022

Amado Cordova
Journal Article

Assessing the Implementation of Digital Innovations in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic to Address Key Public Health Functions: Scoping Review of Academic and Nonacademic Literature

In this study, scoping reviews of academic and nonacademic literature were undertaken to obtain an overview of the evidence regarding digital innovations implemented to address key public health functions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 21, 2022

Joe Francombe, Gemma-Claire Ali, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Carolina Feijao, Katherine I. Morley, Salil Gunashekar, Helena de Carvalho Gomes
Dissertation

Ovens and Tinderboxes in the Golden State: A Mixed-Methods Exploratory Analysis of Joint Heatwave Power Outage Events

Examines associations between hazards, outages, and health outcomes for California cities from 2008–2020.

Jul 21, 2022

Kathleen Loa
Testimony

The Role of Assault Weapons in Mass Shooting Incidents: State of the Science

Testimony presented before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on July 20, 2022.

Jul 20, 2022

Kyleanne M. Hunter
Report

Strategies for Enhancing Prehospital Outcomes for Cardiac Arrest (EPOC)

The Enhancing Prehospital Outcomes for Cardiac Arrest study sought to identify best practices to address out-of-hospital cardiac arrest events. RAND researchers developed 49 strategies covering all levels of prehospital response.

Jul 20, 2022

Mahshid Abir, Stephen R. Dowker, Wilson Nham, Nasma Berri, Sydney Fouche, Christopher Nelson, Jane Forman, Michael D. Fetters, Peter Mendel, Timothy Guetterman, Bill Forbush, Robert Neumar, Brahmajee Nallamothu

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