Occasional Papers

RAND occasional papers were products of RAND from 2003 to 2013 that included informed perspectives on a timely policy issue, discussions of new research methodologies, essays, papers presented at a conference, and summaries of work in progress.

2011

• How Is Deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan Affecting U.S. Service Members and Their Families? An Overview of Early RAND Research on the Topic

  May 13, 2011

  Hosek, James

• Looming Discontinuities in U.S. Military Strategy and Defense Planning: Colliding RMAs Necessitate a New Strategy

  Mar 22, 2011

  Davis, Paul K., Peter A. Wilson

• Measuring Illegal Border Crossing Between Ports of Entry: An Assessment of Four Promising Methods

  Mar 18, 2011

  Morral, Andrew R., Henry H. Willis, and Peter Brownell

• Linkages in World Financial Markets

  Mar 3, 2011

  Neu, C. Richard, Jack Clift

• Paying for carbon emissions reduction

  Feb 23, 2011

  Tsang, Flavia, Peter Burge

• The Option of an Oil Tax to Fund Transportation and Infrastructure

  Feb 22, 2011

  Crane, Keith, Nicholas E. Burger, and Martin Wachs

• Early Observations on Possible Defenses by the Emerging Threat Agent Project

  Jan 19, 2011

  Bennett, Bruce W., Jonathan Kaufman, James Byrnes, Pamela L. Gordon, and McRae Smith

2010

• Health and Well-Being in the Home: A Global Analysis of Needs, Expectations, and Priorities for Home Health Care Technology

  Dec 7, 2010

  Mattke, Soeren, Lisa Klautzer, Tewodaj Mengistu, Jeffrey Garnett, Jianhui Hu, and Helen Wu

• Residential Insurance on the U.S. Gulf Coast in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: A Framework for Evaluating Potential Reforms

  Oct 8, 2010

  Macdonald, James W., Lloyd Dixon, and Laura Zakaras

• Enhancing the benefits from biomedical and health research spillovers between public, private and charitable sectors in the UK

  Oct 1, 2010

  RAND

• Use of the C-27J Fixed-Wing Aircraft for Conducting Army Mission Critical, Time Sensitive Missions in Counterinsurgency Operations

  Aug 24, 2010

  Horn, Kenneth, Elvira N. Loredo, Steven Cram, Lewis Jamison, Christopher F. McLaren, William Phillips, and Jeffrey Sullivan

• Simple Models to Explore Deterrence and More General Influence in the War with al-Qaeda

  Jul 16, 2010

  Davis, Paul K.

• Extending U.S. Medicare to Mexico: Why It's Important to Consider and What Can Be Done

  Jul 15, 2010

  Haims, Marla C., Andrew W. Dick

• DNA as Part of Identity Management for the Department of Defense

  Jul 8, 2010

  Shontz, Douglas

• Altered State? Assessing How Marijuana Legalization in California Could Influence Marijuana Consumption and Public Budgets

  Jul 2, 2010

  Kilmer, Beau, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Robert J. MacCoun, and Peter Reuter

• Whither Al-Anbar Province? Five Scenarios Through 2011

  Jun 25, 2010

  Bruce, James B., Jeffrey Martini

• Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S. Detailed Survey Data Tables for the 2009-2010 Vaccination Season

  Jun 16, 2010

  Harris, Katherine M., Jürgen Maurer, and Lori Uscher-Pines

• Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S. A Snapshot from the End of the 2009-2010 Vaccination Season

  Jun 15, 2010

  Harris, Katherine M., Jürgen Maurer, and Lori Uscher-Pines

• Observations on Recent Trends in Armored Forces

  Jun 14, 2010

  Johnson, David E., John Gordon IV

• Grandfathering in the Small Group Market Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Effects on Offer Rates, Premiums, and Coverage

  Jun 2, 2010

  Eibner, Christine, Federico Girosi, Carter C. Price, and Elizabeth A. McGlynn

• Making Policy in the Shadow of the Future

  May 21, 2010

  Treverton, Gregory F.

• Alternative Litigation Financing in the United States: Issues, Knowns, and Unknowns

  May 10, 2010

  Garber, Steven

• Would-Be Warriors: Incidents of Jihadist Terrorist Radicalization in the United States Since September 11, 2001

  May 5, 2010

  Jenkins, Brian Michael

• Enforcing Immigration Law at the State and Local Levels: A Public Policy Dilemma

  Apr 15, 2010

  Saunders, Jessica, Nelson Lim, and Don Prosnitz

• In Search of the Holy Grail: Understanding Research Success

  Mar 30, 2010

  Grant, Jonathan, Steven Wooding

• A House Divided: Polarization and Its Effect on RAND

  Mar 17, 2010

  Thomson, James A.

• Military Capabilities for Hybrid War: Insights from the Israel Defense Forces in Lebanon and Gaza

  Mar 17, 2010

  Johnson, David E.

• Auto Insurance Reform in Michigan: What Can the Data Tell Us?

  Mar 9, 2010

  Heaton, Paul

• Hidden in Plain Sight: What Cost-of-Crime Research Can Tell Us About Investing in Police

  Mar 5, 2010

  Heaton, Paul

• The Impact of U.S. Military Drawdown in Iraq on Displaced and Other Vulnerable Populations: Analysis and Recommendations

  Jan 1, 2010

  Oliker, Olga, Audra K. Grant, and Dalia Dassa Kaye

2009

• The Perfect Storm: The Goldwater-Nichols Act and Its Effect on Navy Acquisition

  Dec 31, 2009

  Nemfakos, Charles, Irv Blickstein, Aine Seitz McCarthy, and Jerry M. Sollinger

• Reducing Drug Trafficking Revenues and Violence in Mexico: Would Legalizing Marijuana in California Help?

  Dec 31, 2009

  Kilmer, Beau, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Brittany M. Bond, and Peter Reuter

• Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S. Detailed Survey Tables, Mid-November 2009

  Dec 7, 2009

  Harris, Katherine M., Jürgen Maurer, and Lori Uscher-Pines

• Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S. A Snapshot as of Mid-November 2009

  Dec 7, 2009

  Harris, Katherine M., Jürgen Maurer, and Lori Uscher-Pines

• Understanding the Role of Deterrence in Counterterrorism Security

  Nov 30, 2009

  Morral, Andrew R., Brian A. Jackson

• Recasting NATO's Strategic Concept: Possible Directions for the United States

  Nov 5, 2009

  Chivvis, Christopher S.

• The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Long-Term Human Recovery After Disaster: Reflections From Louisiana Four Years After Hurricane Katrina

  Sep 18, 2009

  Chandra, Anita, Joie D. Acosta

• Strengthening U.S. International Energy Assistance to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improve Energy Security

  Sep 10, 2009

  Hassell, Scott, Michael Toman, Liisa Ecola, Tewodaj Mengistu, Endy M. Daehner, Aimee E. Curtright, Noreen Clancy, and Eileen Hlavka

• Corporations and Counterinsurgency

  Aug 3, 2009

  Rosenau, William, Peter Chalk, Renny McPherson, Michelle Parker, and Austin Long

• Understanding Why Terrorist Operations Succeed or Fail

  Jul 28, 2009

  Jackson, Brian A., David R. Frelinger

• The Geopolitical Consequences of the World Economic Recession -- A Caution

  Jul 21, 2009

  Blackwill, Robert D.

• The Phoenix Program and Contemporary Counterinsurgency

  Jul 7, 2009

  Rosenau, William, Austin Long

• Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S. Detailed Survey Data Tables for the 2008-2009 Vaccination Season

  Jun 25, 2009

  Harris, Katherine M., Jürgen Maurer, and Nicole Lurie

• Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S. A Snapshot at the End of the 2008-2009 Vaccination Season

  Jun 25, 2009

  Harris, Katherine M., Jürgen Maurer, and Nicole Lurie

• The Effects of Substance Use on Workplace Injuries

  May 27, 2009

  Ramchand, Rajeev, Amanda Pomeroy, and Jeremy Arkes

• Helping Each Other in Times of Need: Financial Help as a Means of Coping with the Economic Crisis

  May 22, 2009

  Rohwedder, Susann

• Emerging Threats and Security Planning: How Should We Decide What Hypothetical Threats to Worry About?

  May 7, 2009

  Jackson, Brian A., David R. Frelinger

• Evaluating Options for U.S. Greenhouse-Gas Mitigation Using Multiple Criteria

  Apr 3, 2009

  Burger, Nicholas E., Liisa Ecola, Thomas Light, and Michael Toman

• Is It Time to Rethink U.S. Entry and Exit Processes?

  Feb 19, 2009

  Neu, C. Richard

• Whither Strategic Communication? A Survey of Current Proposals and Recommendations

  Feb 13, 2009

  Paul, Christopher

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