Pardee RAND Dissertations
Pardee RAND dissertations are produced by graduate fellows of the Pardee RAND Graduate School, the world's leading producer of Ph.D.'s in policy analysis. The dissertations are supervised, reviewed, and approved by a Pardee RAND faculty committee overseeing each dissertation.
2014
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Changing Constituencies and Rising Polarization in the Congress: Three Essays
Jun 16, 2014
Sussell, Jesse
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New Medical Technology Development and Diffusion: Policy Challenges and Considerations
Jun 16, 2014
Lau, Christopher
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It Takes a Village: Network Effects on Rural Education in Afghanistan
Jun 13, 2014
Hoover, Matthew
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Topics in Migration Research
Mar 10, 2014
Kups, Sarah
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Three Essays on Education Policy: Empirical Analyses of the Challenges and Opportunities with For-Profit Colleges, Military Enlistment and Immigration
Feb 27, 2014
Malchiodi, Alessandro
2013
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Fighting Obesity in the United States with State Legislation
Oct 31, 2013
Chan, Stephanie S.
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Capacity Management and Changing Requirements: Cost Effective Decision Making in an Uncertain World
Oct 30, 2013
Theologis, Haralambos
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Monopoly and Micro-Irrigation in Smallholder Water Markets: Using Exploratory Modeling to Consider Interactions between Market Structure and Agriculture Technology Subsidies
Oct 30, 2013
Bryant, Benjamin P.
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Comparing Homeland Security Risks Using a Deliberative Risk Ranking Methodology
Oct 21, 2013
Lundberg, Russell
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The Role of Economic Development Zones in National Development Strategies: The Case of China
Oct 18, 2013
Wang, Xiao
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Patterns of Creation and Discovery: An Analysis of Defense Laboratory Patenting and Innovation
Oct 17, 2013
Faith, Kay Sullivan
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Three Essays on Child Labor and Education in Developing Countries
Oct 17, 2013
Hong, Seo Yeon
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Policy Impacts on Wind and Solar Innovation: New Results Based on Article Counts
Oct 16, 2013
Hlavka, Eileen
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The Influence of Contact with Children, Contact with Healthcare Professionals, and Age on Influenza Vaccine Uptake
Sep 23, 2013
Smith, Amber
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Emerging Infrastructure Financing Mechanisms in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sep 9, 2013
Mengistu, Tewodaj
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Improving Flood Risk Estimates and Mitigation Policies in Coastal Louisiana under Deep Uncertainty
Sep 9, 2013
Johnson, David R.
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Labor Market Outcomes of Health Shocks and Dependent Coverage Expansions
Jul 24, 2013
Burgdorf, James R.
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Eating Better for Less: Effectiveness of Financial Incentives in Modifying Dietary and Grocery Shopping Behavior
May 23, 2013
An, Ruopeng
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Can Economic Openness Inspire Better Corporate Governance? An Exploration of the Link between Openness and Corporate Governance based on the Asian Experience
Apr 29, 2013
Klautzer, Lisa
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Three Essays on Entrepreneurship in India and the U.S. Policies, Social Ties and Mobility
Apr 4, 2013
Brown, Elizabeth D.
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Fundamental Capability Portfolio Management: A Study of Developing Systems with Implications for Army Research and Development Strategy
Feb 18, 2013
Hiromoto, Scott
2012
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Expanding the Use of Time/Frequency Difference of Arrival Geolocation in the Department of Defense
Nov 12, 2012
Hale, Kimberly N.
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Evaluating Cadet Leadership Positions at the U.S. Air Force Academy
Nov 12, 2012
Didier, Jeremy
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Occupational Burnout and Retention of Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Intelligence Personnel
Oct 30, 2012
Langley, John
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Three Essays on the Labor Supply, Savings and Investment Behavior of Older Workers
Oct 18, 2012
Clift, Jack
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What's on the Menu? Evaluating the Food Environment in Restaurants
Oct 18, 2012
Wu, Helen
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Sustaining the US Air Force's Force Support Career Field through Officer Workforce Planning
Sep 5, 2012
O'Neill, Kevin
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International Labor Flows: Migration Views from the Migrant, the Receiving-Country Economy, and the Sending-Country Family
Aug 14, 2012
Tanner, Jeffery C.
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Understanding and Engaging the Muslims of the Southern Philippines
Aug 10, 2012
Dunham-Scott, Diana
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Dynamics and Determinants of Family Transfers: The Mexican Case
Aug 9, 2012
Diaz, Claudia
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Saving for the Future: Trends, Patterns and Decision-Making Processes Among Young Americans
Aug 9, 2012
Outcault, Sarah
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Food Security, Livelihoods, and Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV: Evidence for Policy in Resource-Limited Settings
Aug 3, 2012
Palar, Kartika
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Mileage-Based User Fee Winners and Losers: An Analysis of the Distributional Implications of Taxing Vehicle Miles Traveled, with Projections, 2010-2030
Apr 26, 2012
Weatherford, Brian A.
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Old-Age Disability in China: Implications for Long-Term Care Policies in the Coming Decades
Apr 12, 2012
Hu, Jianhui
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Planning for an Aging Nation: New Estimates to Inform Policy Analysis for Senior Health
Apr 12, 2012
Gailey, Adam
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Reconsidering California Transport Policies: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in an Uncertain Future
Jan 20, 2012
Keefe, Ryan
2011
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Forecasting the Future of Iran: Implications for U.S. Strategy and Policy
Nov 16, 2011
Jesse, Eric
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Actualizing Flexible National Security Space Systems
Nov 15, 2011
Grosselin, Kenneth
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Three Essays on Terrorism, its Relationship with Natural Disasters and its Effect on Female Labor Force Participation
Nov 15, 2011
Ostwald, Jordan
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Developing Stability: Community-Driven Development and Reconstruction in Conflict-Affected Settings
Nov 4, 2011
Stearns Lawson, Brooke
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Three Essays on Economics of Health Behavior in China
Nov 4, 2011
Shi, Yuyan
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Diabetes Care in China: Impacts of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) and Insurance on Quality and Utilization
Nov 3, 2011
Wang, Zhen
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Where in Social and Sexual Networks Should HIV Interventions Target? Identifying Similarities in Social Contexts Characteristics and Mutual Disclosure Behaviors of HIV Status and MSM Identity Across Social and Sexual Networks
Nov 3, 2011
Huynh, Alexis K.
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Agency, Governance, and Performance in the Securities Industry
Oct 6, 2011
Erkut, Emre
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Paying for War: Funding U.S. Military Operations Since 2001
Sep 29, 2011
Martin, Aaron L.
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Evidence-Based Approaches to Law Enforcement Recruitment and Hiring
Aug 29, 2011
Matthies, Carl F.
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How Do Quality Improvement Interventions Succeed? Archetypes of Success and Failure
Aug 29, 2011
O'Neill, Sean Michael
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Access Challenges and Implications for Airpower in the Western Pacific
Aug 15, 2011
Gons, Eric Stephen
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Sustaining the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise through Officer Workforce Planning
Jun 29, 2011
Dues, Brandon T.
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Beyond Rivalry and Camaraderie: Explaining Varying Asian Responses to China
Mar 30, 2011
Fei, John F.
