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Jul 10, 2024
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Nov 14, 2023
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Oct 5, 2026
This article updates findings from a 17-year longitudinal experimental study on early colleges, examining the impact on postsecondary performance and completion.
Digital infrastructure is now central to the U.S.-China rivalry. The authors identify nine factors that shape competition in global markets and offer five strategic priorities for the United States.
In this report, the authors analyze Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group upcoding trends in California hospitals), finding that upcoding increased payments for commercial stays and raised out-of-pocket costs for some Medicare Advantage patients.
The U.S.-China tech rivalry hinges not only on innovation but also on achieving widespread technological diffusion in the economy. This report examines both countries’ capacity to convert technological progress into sustained productivity gains.
The authors applied RAND’s U.S. Code Analysis Tool (CAT) to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as a proof of concept to show how CAT can support rapid statutory triage by identifying which statutory changes warrant closer review.
Oct 2, 2026
U.S.-ROK cooperation on shipbuilding should be structured so that it strengthens U.S. maritime industrial capacity, makes commercial sense for Korean shipbuilders, and survives the political and regulatory constraints on both sides.
The U.S. government is opening federal land for data center development. In this report, the authors explore how the government could facilitate the siting and construction of data centers on federal land within the context of energy constraints.
Oct 1, 2026
Researchers compared Santa Monica’s recent economic and social trends with peer cities near Los Angeles. They found steeper declines in retail sales and tourism, but recent policy reforms may improve the city’s economic trajectory.
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Sep 30, 2026
In this Policy Lab, RAND’s Beau Kilmer breaks down recent evidence on how people use and view psychedelics, the wide range of psychedelics policy options, and more.
This report presents findings from the impact evaluation of California’s Veterans Support to Self-Reliance initiative, which is designed to provide enhanced supportive services to veterans living in permanent supportive housing.
Sep 29, 2026
This is the first of several reports in a RAND study on the U.S.-China competition. The authors provide a framework for evaluating the character and status of that competition and give insight into how the United States can gain strategic leverage.
Sep 28, 2026
This brief explores Brazil’s experience of implementing a public health approach to violence against children and adolescents, including the core elements as well as factors that are perceived to help and hinder implementation.
