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Using Workforce Data to Plan Higher Education Degree Programs

In this chapter, we summarize some findings and lessons from a series of projects for the state of Texas to help improve the alignment of higher education degree programs and workforce needs.

Feb 12, 2020

Charles A. Goldman, Diana Gehlhaus Carew
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Journal Article

Pursuing Excellence in Graduate Education and Research While Serving Regional Development

This chapter examines policies that Texas can use to encourage institutions to pursue excellence in graduate education and research, while meeting state labour market needs.

Feb 12, 2020

Rita Karam, Charles A. Goldman, Daniel Basco, Diana Gehlhaus Carew
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Journal Article

Eight Priorities for Improving Primary Care Access Management in Healthcare Organizations: Results of a Modified Delphi Stakeholder Panel

The panel achieved consensus on definitions of optimal access and access management, on eight urgent and important priorities for guiding access management improvement, and on 1–3 recommendations per priority. Each recommendation is supported by referenced, panel-approved suggestions for implementation.

Feb 12, 2020

Lisa V. Rubenstein, Susanne Hempel, Marjorie S. Danz, Danielle E. Rose, Susan Stockdale, Idamay Curtis, Susan Kirsh
Report

Seizing the Golden Hour: Tasks, Organization, and Capabilities Required for the Earliest Phase of Stability Operations

This report analyzes the golden hour—the early phase of a postconflict stability operation—and the actions, organization, and capabilities necessary to seize it and set the conflict-affected country on a path to self-sustaining peace.

Feb 11, 2020

James Dobbins, Stephen Watts, Nathan Chandler, Derek Eaton, Stephanie Pezard
Report

Civilian Post-Deployment Reintegration: A Review and Analysis of Practices Across U.S. Federal Agencies

This report reviews and analyzes assessments of the practices that U.S. federal agencies use to reintegrate civilians following domestic or overseas deployments to high-threat environments.

Feb 11, 2020

Molly Dunigan, Kristie L. Gore, Katherine L. Kidder, Michael Schwille, Samantha Cherney, James Sladden
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Journal Article

Correlates of Cigarette and Alternative Tobacco Product Use Among Young Tobacco Users Experiencing Homelessness

This study examines past month use and correlates of cigarettes and alternative tobacco products among young tobacco users experiencing homelessness.

Feb 11, 2020

Joan S. Tucker, William G. Shadel, Daniela Golinelli, Rachana Seelam, Daniel Siconolfi
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Journal Article

Motivation to Quit Cigarettes and Alternative Tobacco Products: Prevalence and Correlates Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Use of alternative tobacco products, as well as regular cigarettes, is widespread among unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness. However, little is known about their level of motivation for quitting use of these products, factors associated with motivation to quit, or how these might vary by type of tobacco product.

Feb 11, 2020

Joan S. Tucker, William G. Shadel, Daniela Golinelli, Rachana Seelam, Daniel Siconolfi
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Journal Article

Confronting Model Uncertainty in Policy Analysis for Complex Systems: What Policymakers Should Demand

Good policy analysis needs routinely to address not only uncertainty about model inputs, but uncertainty and disagreements about the model itself—especially for complex systems. In the future, analysis that fails to do so may be regarded as fatally flawed.

Feb 11, 2020

Paul K. Davis, Steven W. Popper
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Journal Article

Conventional Deterrence Redux: Avoiding Great Power Conflict in the 21st Century

Deterrence in the twenty-first century presents some new challenges to strategists, but there is little basis for thinking that our problems with deterrence derive from our well-developed theories about it being obsolete.

Feb 11, 2020

Karl P. Mueller
Research Brief

Research Brief

Estimating the Costs and Benefits of LifeSet

RAND researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of the costs and benefits of LifeSet, Youth Village's program for transition-age youth, as implemented and evaluated in Tennessee.

Feb 10, 2020

Lynn A. Karoly
Report

Report

Assessing the Costs and Benefits of LifeSet, the Youth Villages Program Model for Transition-Age Youth

The report presents a rigorous retrospective analysis of the costs and benefits of LifeSet, a program that provides case management and other services for young adults aging out of the foster care system, based on a prior impact evaluation.

Feb 10, 2020

Lynn A. Karoly
Report

Report

RAND Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Contract Star Ratings Technical Expert Panel November 7th, 2019 Meeting

On November 7, 2019, the RAND Corporation convened a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) web meeting to gather input on analyses that could be conducted to further enhance the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Contract Star Ratings program.

Feb 7, 2020

Cheryl L. Damberg, Maria DeYoreo
Brochure

Effecting Change, Improving Health

The RAND Corporation is dedicated to transforming the wellbeing of all people by improving health care systems in the United States and abroad.

Feb 7, 2020
Report

Does the United States Need to Strengthen the System of Care for Infectious Diseases?

RAND researchers consider responses to prior infectious disease outbreaks, identify options that could strengthen the current system of care for rare but serious infectious diseases, and discuss key financial considerations for sustainability.

Feb 7, 2020

Courtney A. Gidengil, Christopher Nelson, Laura J. Faherty, Nabeel Shariq Qureshi
Journal Article

Journal Article

A Double Safety Net? Understanding Interactions Between Disability Benefits, Formal Assistance, and Family Support

This work brings together perspectives on household adjustments in response to a major health shock in the U.S. It concludes that the family plays a key role in insuring against health shocks, and that informal and formal assistance are imperfect substitutes for one another.

Feb 7, 2020

Stephanie Rennane
Journal Article

Unmet Need for Workplace Accommodation

The ways in which workplace accommodation is measured in national surveys have implications for identifying accommodation-sensitive individuals (those on the margin of working or not, depending on whether they are accommodated), and estimating unmet need for accommodation.

Feb 7, 2020

Nicole Maestas, Kathleen J. Mullen, Stephanie Rennane
Journal Article

We Need a Taxonomy of State-Level Opioid Policies

Developing and using a state-level opioid policy can facilitate the design and implementation of more effective state-level policies-an essential tool in addressing the opioid crisis.

Feb 7, 2020

Sean Grant, Rosanna Smart, Bradley D. Stein
Report

A New Zimbabwe? Assessing Continuity and Change After Mugabe

This report presents Zimbabwe's political and economic reform efforts since President Robert Mugabe's overthrow and offers recommendations for how to help the country recover.

Feb 6, 2020

Alexander H. Noyes
Report

Report

Assessment of Alternative Funding Models for Activities in RDECOM (Now CCDC) and ATEC

Current funding models and impacts of alternative models are assessed by the authors to help the U.S. Army increase the transparency of reimbursable accounting practices and improve auditability at two Army commands.

Feb 6, 2020

Drake Warren, Heather Krull, Jennifer Lamping Lewis, Aisha Najera Chesler, Ellen M. Pint, J. Michael Gilmore
Report

Issues with Access to Acquisition Information in the Department of Defense: A Series on Considerations for Managing Program Data in the Emerging Acquisition Environment

This research identifies and describes some of the issues related to managing acquisition program information in the emerging acquisition environment resulting from statutory changes within the Department of Defense acquisition community.

Feb 6, 2020

Jeffrey A. Drezner, Megan McKernan, Jerry M. Sollinger, Sydne Newberry

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