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Synthetic Control Estimation Beyond Comparative Case Studies: Does the Minimum Wage Reduce Employment?

A synthetic control estimator is generalized to estimate parameters associated with multiple discrete or continuous explanatory variables, which are then applied to study the disemployment effects of the minimum wage.

Oct 1, 2021

David Powell
Journal Article

Buprenorphine Prescriber Monthly Patient Caseloads: An Examination of 6-Year Trajectories

We examine buprenorphine-prescribing clinicians' patient caseloads over time and explore prescriber characteristics associated with different caseload trajectories.

Oct 1, 2021

Irineo Cabreros, Beth Ann Griffin, Brendan Saloner, Adam J Gordon, Rose Kerber, Bradley D. Stein
Journal Article

Provision of School Meals Across the EU: An Overview of Rationales, Evidence, Facilitators and Barriers

This research for EPIC examines the available evidence behind the provision of free or subsidised meals to children via schools across the EU. It includes an overview of rationales, evidence, facilitators and barriers in their provision.

Oct 1, 2021

Michaela Bruckmayer, Natalie Picken, Lillian Flemons
Research Brief

Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children from Central America and Mexico: Where They Are and How Schools Are Doing

RAND researchers assessed how the current increase in undocumented and asylum-seeking children across the U.S. southwest border may affect the K–12 school system and conducted case studies of how schools are managing education for these students.

Sep 30, 2021

Shelly Culbertson, Julia H. Kaufman, Jenna W. Kramer, Brian Phillips
Dissertation

Youth Information Networks and Propensity to Serve in the Military

Provides military recruitment planners a more comprehensive understanding of how youth build and access their career and educational information networks in high school, as part of their decision-making process.

Sep 30, 2021

Diana Gehlhaus
Tool

A Guide to Evaluating Marine and Family Division Programs, Services, and Capabilities

The goal of this program evaluation toolkit is to help those responsible for implementing U.S. Marine Corps Marine and Family Division programs to determine whether those programs are effective and ultimately to guide efficient use of resources.

Sep 30, 2021

Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Stephani L. Wrabel, Thomas E. Trail, Margaret Tankard, Dana Schultz, Laura Werber, Sarah O. Meadows
Tool

A Guide to Evaluating Marine and Family Division Programs, Services, and Capabilities: An Introduction to Program Evaluation

The U.S. Marine Corps' Marine and Family Program Division (MF) portfolio includes a variety of programs and services. This tool provides a brief introduction to program evaluation, the use of systematic processes to assess a program's effectiveness.

Sep 30, 2021

Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Stephani L. Wrabel, Thomas E. Trail, Margaret Tankard, Dana Schultz, Laura Werber, Sarah O. Meadows
Report

Sleep Management in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Systematic Review

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) involves several symptoms, including sleep disturbance. This review synthesizes the evidence from randomized controlled trials on the effects that interventions for adults with PTSD have on sleep outcomes.

Sep 30, 2021

Alicia Ruelaz Maher, Eric Apaydin, Lara Hilton, Christine Chen, Wendy M. Troxel, Owen Hall, Gulrez Shah Azhar, Jody Larkin, Aneesa Motala, Susanne Hempel
Journal Article

Claims-based Measures of Prescription Opioid Utilization: A Practical Guide for Researchers

We reviewed medical literature for recent studies that use claims data to construct opioid utilization measures, then developed a guide for researchers regarding opioid utilization measures and measure definitions, and how these may influence study results.

Sep 30, 2021

Sara E. Heins, Christine Buttorff, Courtney Armstrong, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Report

Educating Newcomers: K–12 Public Schooling for Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children in the United States

This report models numbers of undocumented and asylum-seeking children crossing the U.S. southwest border, reviews the federal and state policy landscapes for their education, and provides case studies of how schools are managing education for them.

Sep 30, 2021

Shelly Culbertson, Julia H. Kaufman, Jenna W. Kramer, Brian Phillips
Report

American Perspectives on Veterans: A July–September 2021 American Life Panel Survey About Americans' Support for Veterans' Benefits and Services

Data from the RAND American Life Panel collected in July-September 2021 reveal what benefits and services Americans think the U.S. government should provide to veterans and how much they would be willing to pay in taxes to fund this support.

Sep 30, 2021

Jessie Coe, Rajeev Ramchand, Carrie M. Farmer, Katherine Grace Carman
Report

Final Evaluation of LA DOOR: Proposition 47 Grant Program

In this report, the authors summarize their findings from an evaluation of Cohort 1 of the Los Angeles Diversion, Outreach, and Opportunities for Recovery program.

Sep 30, 2021

Melissa M. Labriola, Danielle Sobol, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Heather Sims
Tool

Citizen Science for Disasters: A Guide for Local Health Departments

This toolkit provides guidance to local health departments on engaging with disaster citizen science to support public health preparedness.

Sep 29, 2021

Ramya Chari, Sameer M. Siddiqi, Vishnupriya Kareddy, Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Jaime Madrigano, Lori Uscher-Pines
Tool

Citizen Science for Disasters: A Guide for Community Groups

This toolkit provides guidance to community groups on engaging with disaster citizen science to support public health preparedness.

Sep 29, 2021

Ramya Chari, Sameer M. Siddiqi, Vishnupriya Kareddy, Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Jaime Madrigano, Lori Uscher-Pines
Report

Transforming the Housing Choice Voucher System in California: A Path to Universal Housing?

In this Perspective, the authors review the impact and shortcomings of the housing choice voucher (HCV) program and outline three pathways to transform the HCV system in California that could significantly reduce homelessness across the state.

Sep 29, 2021

Ryan K. McBain, Jason M. Ward, Sarah B. Hunter
Report

Expanding Charter School Capacity: The Case of Propel Montour

Researchers examine the expansion of Propel Schools, a small, regional charter school network in southwestern Pennsylvania, to describe the academic and behavioral experiences of continuing and expansion students from fall 2017 to spring 2020.

Sep 29, 2021

Louis T. Mariano, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Joseph D. Pane, Rebecca Ann Lawrence
Journal Article

Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Health Care in Medicare Advantage: April 2021

The analysis revealed patterns in which Black and Hispanic beneficiaries had worse results than White beneficiaries on numerous clinical care measures.

Sep 29, 2021

Steven C. Martino, Marc N. Elliott, Jacob W. Dembosky, Katrin Hambarsoomian, David J. Klein, Jennifer Gildner, Amelia Haviland
Journal Article

Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants: Evaluation Report

This evaluation is the first randomised controlled trial studying the efficacy of a whole school intervention aimed at improving how schools deploy teaching assistants in everyday classrooms.

Sep 29, 2021

Sashka Dimova, Andreas Culora, Elena Rosa Brown, Sonia Ilie, Alex Sutherland, Sara Curran
Report

Building the Best Offensive and Defensive Cyber Workforce: Volume I, Improving U.S. Air Force Training and Development

RAND researchers held discussions with enlisted and civilian cyberwarfare personnel to gather insights into how the U.S. Air Force could revamp cyber training, recruiting, and retention. This volume of the report summarizes training-related findings.

Sep 29, 2021

Chaitra M. Hardison, Julia Whitaker, Danielle Bean, Ivica Pavisic, Jenna W. Kramer, Brandon Crosby, Leslie Adrienne Payne, Ryan Haberman
Report

Building the Best Offensive and Defensive Cyber Workforce: Volume II, Attracting and Retaining Enlisted and Civilian Personnel

To better understand the drivers of attraction to and retention in U.S. Air Force cyber jobs, RAND researchers held focus group discussions with enlisted and civilian cyberwarfare personnel. This report summarizes discussion participants' insights.

Sep 29, 2021

Chaitra M. Hardison, Leslie Adrienne Payne, Julia Whitaker, Anthony Lawrence, Ivica Pavisic

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