Published Research

Report

Roles for City Governments in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: An Initial Exploration

To enhance the understanding of the role of local government in entrepreneurial ecosystems, RAND researchers reviewed available resources and interviewed local officials from six selected cities from February to April 2022.

Elsie Harper-Anderson, Kelsey O'Hollaren, Susan M. Gates

Journal Article

Stress-induced Changes in Autonomic Reactivity Vary with Adolescent Violence Exposure and Resting-state Functional Connectivity

Exposure to violence during childhood can lead to functional changes in brain regions. This study examined whether changes in autonomic responses varied with whole brain resting-state functional connectivity as a function of violence exposure.

Heather E. Dark, Nathaniel G. Harnett, Adam M. Goodman, Muriah D. Wheelock, Sylvie Mrug, Mark A. Schuster, Marc N. Elliott, Susan Tortolero Emery, David C. Knight

Journal Article

Thinking Without Knowing: Psychological and Behavioral Consequences of Unjustified Confidence Regarding Blackjack Strategy

In two studies, we explored potential psychological and behavioral consequences of unjustified confidence, including outcome expectations, anxiety, risk taking, and information search and consideration.

Eric R. Stone, Andrew M. Parker, Ashley Rittmayer Hanks, Robert C. Swiston

Research Brief

What Should Future U.S. Policy Toward Russia Be in Peacetime? Evaluating Trade-Offs of a Less-Hardline Approach

Using four historical case studies, the authors found that limited less-hardline approaches can lead to durable but narrow gains. However, issues left unaddressed by these approaches may still undermine the relationship over the long term.

Miranda Priebe, Bryan Frederick, Alexandra T. Evans, Samuel Charap, Gabrielle Tarini, Bryan Rooney

Report

Future U.S. Peacetime Policy Toward Russia: Exploring the Benefits and Costs of a Less-Hardline Approach

Using four historical case studies, the authors found that limited less-hardline approaches can lead to durable but narrow gains. However, issues left unaddressed by these approaches may still undermine the relationship over the long term.

Miranda Priebe, Bryan Frederick, Alexandra T. Evans, Samuel Charap, Gabrielle Tarini, Bryan Rooney

Journal Article

Estimated Annual Spending on Lecanemab and Its Ancillary Costs in the US Medicare Program

To estimate annual Medicare spending on lecanemab, we performed a cost analysis using nationally representative survey data from the 2018 Health and Retirement Study (HRS).

Julia Cave Arbanas, Cheryl L. Damberg, Mei Leng, Nina T. Harawa, Catherine A. Sarkisian, Bruce E. Landon, John N. Mafi

Testimony

Health Care Consolidation: The Changing Landscape of the U.S. Health Care System

Testimony submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health on May 17, 2023.

Cheryl L. Damberg

Journal Article

The Impact of Nurse Practitioner-Led Primary Care on Quality and Cost for Medicaid-Enrolled Patients in States With Pay Parity

This retrospective cohort study evaluated the quality and cost implications of receiving primary care from nurse practitioners (NPs) compared to physicians in 14 states that reimburse NPs at the Medicaid fee-for-service physician rate (pay parity).

Jordan M. Harrison, Ashley M. Kranz, Annie Chen, Harry H. Liu, Grant R. Martsolf, Catherine C. Cohen, Michael Dworsky

Report

Countering Violent Nonstate Actor Financing: Revenue Sources, Financing Strategies, and Tools of Disruption

Disrupting the financing that violent nonstate actors require is critical for degrading such groups. This report examines the methods used to disrupt this financing and how the Army can contribute to the effort.

Trevor Johnston, Erik E. Mueller, Irina A. Chindea, Hannah Jane Byrne, Nathan Vest, Colin P. Clarke, Anusree Garg, Howard J. Shatz

Report

U.S. Major Combat Operations in the Indo-Pacific: Partner and Ally Views

This report, one of two, focuses on whether partners and allies have the willingness to support U.S. operations in a major Indo-Pacific conflict. The companion report focuses on technical and operational issues.

Michael J. Mazarr, Derek Grossman, Jeffrey W. Hornung, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Shawn Cochran, Ashley L. Rhoades, Andrew Stravers

Research Brief

Diversion Instead of Court: Improving Outcomes for People Arrested for Low-level Crimes

This research brief summarizes results of a process and outcome evaluation of Project Reset, a program that diverts adults arrested for low-level crimes into community-based support programs and out of the court system.

Shamena Anwar, Melissa M. Labriola, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Matthew L. Mizel

Report

A Process and Outcome Evaluation of Project Reset

In this report, RAND researchers share results of a process and outcome evaluation of Project Reset, a program that diverts adults arrested for low-level crimes into community-based support programs and out of the court system.

Shamena Anwar, Melissa M. Labriola, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Matthew L. Mizel

Testimony

Health Care Price Transparency: Opportunities to Improve Affordability and Data Effectiveness

Testimony presented before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means on May 16, 2023.

Christopher M. Whaley

Research Brief

Domestic Abuse Prevention and Outreach Approaches for the Military Community

This study focused on identifying strategies to help prevent domestic abuse among service members and their spouses or partners before it occurs and strategies for outreach to high-risk groups that could be effective in the military environment.

Laura L. Miller, Dmitry Khodyakov, Joachim O. Hero, Lisa Wagner, Coreen Farris, Katie Feistel, Emily Dao, Julia Rollison, Rosemary Li, Jamie Ryan, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Laurie T. Martin, Amy L. Shearer

Report

Domestic Abuse in the Armed Forces: Improving Prevention and Outreach

This report presents domestic abuse prevention and outreach strategies that can be used to improve U.S. Department of Defense programs.

Laura L. Miller, Dmitry Khodyakov, Joachim O. Hero, Lisa Wagner, Coreen Farris, Katie Feistel, Emily Dao, Julia Rollison, Rosemary Li, Jamie Ryan, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Laurie T. Martin, Amy L. Shearer

Journal Article

What Is Associated with Changes in Food Security Among Low-Income Residents of a Former Food Desert?

We compared study participants in a former food desert neighborhood whose food security improved to those whose food security did not improve across survey waves. Distance to major food shopping store was positively associated with food security.

Jonathan H. Cantor, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Gerald P. Hunter, Matthew D. Baird, Andrea Richardson, Sameer M. Siddiqi, Tamara Dubowitz

Testimony

Chinese Strategy in the Freely Associated States and American Territories in the Pacific: Implications for the United States

Testimony presented before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs on May 16, 2023.

Derek Grossman

Report

Lead Forward: Mobility Air Force Command Nodes for Complex Operations

Motivated by the future threat to air force command and control networks and forces, the authors identify the demands of future conflicts and consider alternative options for the design of wing-level command and control elements.

Michael J. Lostumbo, Jeffrey S. Brown, Stephen W., Jr. Oliver

Journal Article

Vertical Integration of GP Practices with Acute Hospitals in England and Wales: Rapid Evaluation

The objectives of this report are to understand the rationale for and early impact of vertical integration in the National Health Service in England and Wales, and to develop a theory of change for vertical integration.

Manbinder Sidhu, Jack Pollard, Jon Sussex

Periodical

RAND Review: May-June 2023

The cover story commemorates RAND's 75th anniversary. One feature article explores what it would take to eliminate racial wealth disparities in the United States; another highlights a promising mental health first aid initiative in New York City.