Research

RAND Army Research DivisionGo to RAND Army Research Division

The United States Army's only federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for studies and analysis

• Forces and Logistics ProgramGo to Forces and Logistics Program
  U.S. Army, US Army, readiness, force readiness, defense, operational forces, industrial base, military equipment, mobility, operational concepts, alternative force structures, acquisition reform, cyber, cyber-warfare, cyber warfare, cost-estimating, military deployment
• Personnel, Training, and Health ProgramGo to Personnel, Training, and Health Program
  U.S. Army, US Army, psychological health, invisible wounds, veterans, veteran's affairs, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), medical deployment, medicine, army medicine, army doctor, army nurse, deployed medic, soldier mobility, recruit, recruiting, recruiters, soldier pay, pay, promote, promotion, retention, active, active forces, national guard, reserve, reserves, reserve forces, contractor, military contractor, personnel, personnel management, gender diversity, deployment
• Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources ProgramGo to Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program
  U.S. Army, US Army, security environment, force structure, battlefield, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, ISR, defense, command and control, counterinsurgency

RAND AustraliaGo to RAND Australia

Improving policy and decisionmaking for Australian sponsors

RAND Education and LaborGo to RAND Education and Labor

Dedicated to improving education and expanding economic opportunities for all through research and analysis

• Behavioral Finance ForumGo to Behavioral Finance Forum
• Center for Disability ResearchGo to Center for Disability Research
• Center for Financial and Economic Decision MakingGo to Center for Financial and Economic Decision Making
  behavioral finance, financial literacy, retirement savings and security, investor protection, financial stability, financial services, personal wealth, behavioral economics, public finance, economic development, financial decisions
• Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research InstituteGo to Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute
• Labor and Workforce Development Program
• Lowy Family Middle-Class Pathways CenterGo to Lowy Family Middle-Class Pathways Center
• PreK–12 Educational Systems Program
• PreK–12 Instructional Improvement Program

RAND EuropeGo to RAND Europe

Thirty years of not-for-profit research by the European subsidiary of RAND

• Centre for Futures and Foresight StudiesGo to Centre for Futures and Foresight Studies
• Crime and JusticeGo to Crime and Justice
• Defence and SecurityGo to Defence and Security
• EducationGo to Education
• Employment and Social PolicyGo to Employment and Social Policy
• Health and CareGo to Health and Care
• International DevelopmentGo to International Development
• Science, Technology, and InnovationGo to Science, Technology, and Innovation
• Transportation and InfrastructureGo to Transportation and Infrastructure
• Wellbeing at WorkGo to Wellbeing at Work

RAND Global and Emerging RisksGo to RAND Global and Emerging Risks

Delivers rigorous and objective public policy research on the most consequential challenges to civilization and global security

• Meselson CenterGo to Meselson Center
• Technology and Security Policy CenterGo to Technology and Security Policy Center

RAND Health CareGo to RAND Health Care

Promotes healthier societies by improving health care systems in the U.S. and other countries

• Access and Delivery Program
• Drug Policy Research CenterGo to Drug Policy Research Center
  marijuana, underage substance use, drug markets, smoking cessation, alcohol, prescription drug abuse, substance abuse prevention, substance abuse treatment, drug harm reduction, tobacco
• Payment, Cost, and Coverage Program
• Quality Measurement and Improvement Program
• RAND Center of Excellence on Health System PerformanceGo to RAND Center of Excellence on Health System Performance
  health outcomes, health care access, neighborhood health, community health, community mental health, environmental health, vulnerable populations, race/ethnicity and health, gender disparities in health, patient experience
• RAND Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) CenterGo to RAND Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Center
• RAND-USC Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center (OPTIC)Go to RAND-USC Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center
  substance use, prescription drug abuse, substance abuse treatment, opioid use disorder, harm reduction, fentanyl, heroin, public health, drug supply chain, opiates, overdose

RAND Homeland Security Research DivisionGo to RAND Homeland Security Research Division

Technical and operational research and analysis to aid the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

• Disaster Management and Resilience ProgramGo to Disaster Management and Resilience Program
• Infrastructure, Immigration, and Security Operations ProgramGo to Infrastructure, Immigration, and Security Operations Program
• Management, Technology, and Capabilities ProgramGo to Management, Technology, and Capabilities Program

RAND National Security Research DivisionGo to RAND National Security Research Division

Conducts research and analysis for all national security sponsors other than the U.S. Air Force and the Army

• Acquisition and Technology Policy ProgramGo to Acquisition and Technology Policy Program
  ATP, national defense, Navy, Coast Guard, military technology, cyber, cyber-attach, cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber-defense, ballistic missile, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), information warfare, force modernization and employment, counterterrorism, joint force cooperation, force cooperation, counterinsurgency, insurgency, Australian Navy, Australian Air Force
• International Security and Defense Policy ProgramGo to International Security and Defense Policy Program
  ISDP, counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, failed states, stabilization efforts, diplomatic solutions, political environment, arms proliferation and control, Weapons of Mass Destructions (WMD), nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, tactics, Air Travel, Airport Security, Airline Security, Air Transportation
• Navy and Marine Forces ProgramGo to Navy and Marine Forces Program
  Navy, Marines, Marine Corp
• Personnel, Readiness, and Health ProgramGo to Personnel, Readiness, and Health Program
  FRP, national defense, force management, force readiness, military health, invisible wounds, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), psychological health, treatment, medical / medicine, TRICARE, wounded warrior, active forces, active duty, reserve forces, Navy reserves, child care, veterans, veteran affairs, US Navy, U.S. Navy, joint operations, gender diversity, force deployment, Military Suicides

RAND Project AIR FORCEGo to RAND Project AIR FORCE

Since its founding in 1946, PAF has remained the U.S. Air Force's only federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) concerned entirely with studies and analyses.

• Force Modernization and Employment Program
  FMEP, defense, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force, risk assessment, force mobility, long range strike, cyber, cyber-attack, cyber attack, information warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), combat air forces, command and control, nuclear proliferation
• Resource Management ProgramGo to Resource Management Program
  RMP, DoD policies and practices, military logistics, force readiness, military privatization, privatized military, military contracting, national defense, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force, cost-estimating, military acquisition
• Strategy and Doctrine Program
  SDR, defense strategy and planning, defense planning, regional analysis, security environment, space power, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force, joint operations, force development, strategic airlift, ballistic missile, missile defense
• Workforce, Development, and Health ProgramGo to Workforce, Development, and Health Program
  MPT, workforce size and composition, recruiting, military recruiting, pay, promote, promotion, military career field, retention, active duty, active forces, air national guard, reserves, reserve component, reserve forces, military contractor, airman, airmen, deployment

RAND Social and Economic Well-BeingGo to RAND Social and Economic Well-Being

Building safe, healthy, and thriving communities

• Center to Advance Racial Equity PolicyGo to Center to Advance Racial Equity Policy
• Center for Quality PolicingGo to Center for Quality Policing
• Community Health and Environmental Policy ProgramGo to Community Health and Environmental Policy Program
• Drug Policy Research CenterGo to Drug Policy Research Center
  marijuana, underage substance use, drug markets, smoking cessation, alcohol, prescription drug abuse, substance abuse prevention, substance abuse treatment, drug harm reduction, tobacco
• Institute for Civil JusticeGo to Institute for Civil Justice
  corporate ethics and governance, catastrophic risk management and compensation, alternative dispute resolution, asbestos litigation, class actions and mass torts, juries and verdicts, product liability
• Justice Policy ProgramGo to Justice Policy Program
  public safety, policing, criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, crime, gangs, and violence prevention, drug policy, occupational safety
• Kenneth R. Feinberg Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and CompensationGo to Kenneth R. Feinberg Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation
• RAND Center for Climate and Energy FuturesGo to RAND Center for Climate and Energy Futures
• RAND Center on Housing and HomelessnessGo to RAND Center on Housing and Homelessness
• Social and Behavioral Policy ProgramGo to Social and Behavioral Policy Program

RAND Research Disciplines

• Arts and Letters
• Behavioral Sciences
• Business
• Computer Sciences
• RAND Economics GroupGo to RAND Economics Group
• Engineering
• Information Sciences
• International Relations
• Law
• Life Sciences
• Mathematics
• Operations Research
• Physical Sciences
• Policy Analysis
• Political Science
• RAND Sociology GroupGo to RAND Sociology Group
• RAND Statistics GroupGo to RAND Statistics Group
• RAND Survey Research GroupGo to RAND Survey Research Group

Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate SchoolGo to Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Provides the next generation of policy leaders an unsurpassed education in policy analysis

• RAND Center for Applied Network Analysis and System ScienceGo to RAND Center for Applied Network Analysis and System Science
• RAND Center for Causal InferenceGo to RAND Center for Causal Inference
• RAND Center for GamingGo to RAND Center for Gaming
• RAND Center for Qualitative and Mixed MethodsGo to RAND Center for Qualitative and Mixed Methods
• RAND Center for Scalable Computing and AnalysisGo to RAND Center for Scalable Computing and Analysis
• Pardee Center for Longer Range Global Policy and the Future Human ConditionGo to RAND Pardee Center

RAND Journal of EconomicsGo to RAND Journal of Economics