New RAND Technical Reports2024-03-19T07:07:29ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports.htmlhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1288z8.htmlDeveloping and Testing Informed-Consent Methods in a Study of the Elderly in MexicoEmma AguilaMaria Dolores CerveraHomero MartinezBeverly A. Weidmer2015-01-13T08:30:00Z2015-01-13T08:30:00ZThis report documents a culturally sensitive process developed to obtain informed consent from elderly human research subjects in Yucatan while observing U.S. and Mexican norms and regulations for conducting such research.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1288z5.htmlGeographic Targeting in Urban AreasEmma AguilaArie KapteynNelly Josefina Mejia GonzalezRosalba RoblesOscar VargasBeverly A. Weidmer2014-07-01T14:30:00Z2014-07-01T14:30:00ZThis report compares results of a social-gap index and those of other tools used to target social-welfare programs in Mexico. It also assesses the feasibility of targeting delivery of noncontributory pensions for older people who live in urban areas.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1288z3.htmlPrograma de Pensiones No Contributivas para Adultos Mayores en Yucatán, MéxicoEmma AguilaArie KapteynRosalba RoblesOscar VargasBeverly A. Weidmer2014-05-13T10:30:00Z2014-05-13T10:30:00ZThis report describes Yucatan's efforts to design, implement, and evaluate a program to provide cash benefits to the elderly to improve their well-being. It describes the program, its design and implementation, and the first evaluation in Valladolid.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1288z4.htmlPrograma de Pensiones No Contributivas para Adultos Mayores en Yucatán, MéxicoEmma AguilaAbril BorgesArie KapteynRosalba RoblesBeverly A. Weidmer2014-05-13T10:30:00Z2014-05-13T10:30:00ZThis report describes Yucatan's efforts to design, implement, and evaluate a program to provide cash benefits to the elderly to improve their well-being. It describes the program, its design and implementation, and the evaluation in Merida.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1288z7.htmlDistributing Noncontributory Pension Benefits by Debit Card in MexicoEmma AguilaAbril BorgesAshley PiersonRosalba RoblesJose Eduardo Del TornoBeverly A. Weidmer2014-05-06T11:45:00Z2014-05-06T11:45:00ZThis report describes a pilot test of debit-card disbursal of pensions in Yucatan, Mexico, and explores the results from several surveys of the pilot group.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1288z6.htmlMortality Expectations of Older MexicansEmma AguilaAbril BorgesCielo Margot CastillejosAshley PiersonBeverly A. Weidmer2014-05-06T09:30:00Z2014-05-06T09:30:00ZLow literacy, language barriers, and cultural biases can hinder respondents' ability to answer mortality-expectation questions. Researchers experimented with new ways of asking these questions and report here what they learned.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1288z1.htmlA Noncontributory Pension Program for Older Persons in Yucatan, MexicoEmma AguilaArie KapteynRosalba RoblesOscar VargasBeverly A. Weidmer2014-04-07T13:00:00Z2014-04-07T13:00:00ZThis report describes Yucatan's efforts to design, implement, and evaluate a program to provide cash benefits to the elderly to improve their well-being. It describes the program, its design and implementation, and the first evaluation in Valladolid.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1288z2.htmlA Noncontributory Pension Program for Older Persons in Yucatan, MexicoEmma AguilaAbril BorgesArie KapteynRosalba RoblesBeverly A. Weidmer2014-04-07T13:00:00Z2014-04-07T13:00:00ZThis report describes Yucatan's efforts to design, implement, and evaluate a program to provide cash benefits to the elderly to improve their well-being. It describes the program, its design and implementation, and the evaluation in Merida.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1321.htmlEmploying Land-Based Anti-Ship Missiles in the Western PacificTerrence K. KellyAnthony AtlerTodd NicholsLloyd Thrall2013-11-01T10:15:00Z2013-11-01T10:15:00ZThis report illustrates the potential strategic advantages for the United States of a land-based anti-ship missile capability that could be deployed to the Western Pacific in the event of a conflict with China.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1308.htmlAn Evolutionary Model of Industry Transformation and the Political Sustainability of Emission Control PoliciesSteven C. IsleyRobert J. LempertSteven W. PopperRaffaele Vardavas2013-09-06T10:15:00Z2013-09-06T10:15:00ZTo compare the long-term sustainability of alternative carbon emission reduction policies, an agent-based simulation explores the co-evolution of an industry sector, its technology base, and political coalitions that influence government policy.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1284.htmlEnsuring Language Capability in the Intelligence CommunityBeth J. AschJohn D. Winkler2013-08-01T15:45:00Z2013-08-01T15:45:00ZDraws on interviews, academic literature, and an exploratory quantitative analysis to identify factors that affect the cost-effectiveness of military, government, and contractor personnel in providing language capability in the intelligence community.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1240.htmlSustaining the U.S. Air Force Nuclear MissionDon SnyderSarah A. NowakMahyar A. AmouzegarJulie KimRichard Mesic2013-07-31T08:00:00Z2013-07-31T08:00:00ZThis report proposes a double-layered framework for efficiently integrating and managing the sustainment activities of the U.S. Air Force nuclear enterprise in the face of reduced funding and a smaller force structure.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1006.htmlPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Earnings of Military ReservistsDavid S LoughranPaul Heaton2013-07-23T08:45:00Z2013-07-23T08:45:00ZThis report investigates the effects of being symptomatic of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on labor market earnings of reservists in the years following deployment.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR676.htmlManchester Motorway BoxJames FoxAndrew Daly2013-07-22T13:00:00Z2013-07-22T13:00:00ZThis report describes the development of discrete choice models to support analysis of the induced traffic effects resulting from the completion of the M60 Manchester Motorway Box in the UK.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1295.htmlAdditional Estimation of the Sydney Strategic Travel ModelJames FoxAndrew DalyBhanu Patruni2013-07-22T11:15:00Z2013-07-22T11:15:00ZThis report describes work to further enhance the performance of the commute model component of the Sydney Strategic Travel Model (STM). These enhancements build upon a major update to the STM that was made during 2009 and 2010.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1275.htmlCosts of Flying Units in Air Force Active and Reserve ComponentsAlbert A. Robbert2013-07-09T13:00:00Z2013-07-09T13:00:00ZPresents a methodology for compiling and comparing the costs of operating Air Force active- and reserve-component flying units and discusses how such comparisons can be used to explore force mix alternatives.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1291.htmlCharting the Course for a New Air Force Inspection SystemFrank CammLaura WerberJulie KimElizabeth WilkeRena Rudavsky2013-07-01T10:45:00Z2013-07-01T10:45:00ZPresents primary data collected to assist the effort led by the Inspector General of the Air Force to improve the Air Force inspection system's efficiency and oversight.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1291z1.htmlCharting the Course for a New Air Force Inspection SystemFrank CammLaura WerberJulie KimElizabeth WilkeRena Rudavsky2013-07-01T10:45:00Z2013-07-01T10:45:00ZAn executive summary of a study conducted to assist the effort led by the Inspector General of the Air Force to improve the Air Force inspection system's efficiency and oversight.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1277.htmlUsing EPIC to Find Conflicts, Inconsistencies, and Gaps in Department of Defense PoliciesCarolyn WongDaniel GonzalesChad J. R. OhlandtEric LandreeJohn S. Hollywood2013-06-20T11:45:00Z2013-06-20T11:45:00ZThe authors present a framework and methodology to identify both the roles and responsibilities of those implementing Department of Defense policies and potential conflicts, ambiguities, gaps, inconsistencies, and redundancies in those policies.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1309.htmlAn Assessment of the Army's Tactical Human Optimization, Rapid Rehabilitation and Reconditioning ProgramTerrence K. KellyRalph MasiBrittian WalkerSteven KnappKristin J. Leuschner2013-06-19T07:45:00Z2013-06-19T07:45:00ZU.S. Army Special Operations Command asked RAND Arroyo Center to assess its Tactical Human Optimization, Rapid Rehabilitation and Reconditioning (THOR3) program and identify opportunities for improvement in a range of priority areas.