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Systemic Risk in the Broad Economy

After the 2008 financial crisis, research and policy focused on the risk that heavily interconnected networks could fuel the spread of economic crises—a problem known as systemic risk. A new analysis considers systemic risk in other sectors like technology, telecommunications, and health care.

Jan 21, 2020
Journal Article

Journal Article

When Antibiotics Fail: The Expert Panel on the Potential Socio-Economic Impacts of Antimicrobial Resistance in Canada

Researchers examined the current impacts of AMR on Canada's healthcare system, the future impact on Canada's GDP, and how widespread resistance could influence the day-to-day lives of Canadians.

Nov 21, 2019
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A More Physically Active Population Could Increase GDP by Billions

Exercise affects workplace performance, longevity, and the economy. If people walked just an extra 15 minutes each day, the world economy could grow by about $100 billion a year. Gains are attributed to improved productivity and reduced mortality rates, sick leave, and health care costs.

Nov 5, 2019
Journal Article

Journal Article

Estimates of Law Enforcement Costs by Crime Type for Benefit-Cost Analyses

This paper generates state-level, crime-specific, average variable cost estimates for crime-response services conducted by police by crime type.

Apr 19, 2019
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Can a Wellness Program Incentivize Exercise with an Apple Watch?

Discovery Insurance offers customers the opportunity to receive an Apple Watch up front, with repayment dependent on their level of physical activity. Compared with a traditional wellness incentive program, this option was associated with higher physical activity levels that persist over time.

Nov 27, 2018
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Calculating the Gross Regional Product of the Kurdistan Region — Iraq: Arabic translation

Estimates the gross regional product (GRP) of the Kurdistan Region -- Iraq in 2012 (excluding natural resources) and describes efforts to set up a system for data collection and analysis to support future annual GRP calculation.

Dec 21, 2016
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Calculating the Gross Regional Product of the Kurdistan Region — Iraq: Kurdish translation

Estimates the gross regional product (GRP) of the Kurdistan Region -- Iraq in 2012 (excluding natural resources) and describes efforts to set up a system for data collection and analysis to support future annual GRP calculation.

Oct 21, 2016
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Economics and Econometrics Capabilities at RAND Europe

RAND Europe employs more than a dozen distinguished economists who support research projects across all sectors and topic areas, using a range of economic and econometric methods.

Oct 16, 2016
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Calculating the Gross Regional Product of the Kurdistan Region — Iraq

Estimates the gross regional product (GRP) of the Kurdistan Region -- Iraq in 2012 (excluding natural resources) and describes efforts to set up a system for data collection and analysis to support future annual GRP calculation.

Mar 22, 2016
Commentary

Attacking Poverty Through Employability Interventions

The UN's goal to end poverty is a worthy undertaking but less clear to policymakers is what the most efficient options are to reduce poverty through employment or training. An analysis of efforts in South Asia finds that investments in interventions that combine business training with financing could yield positive results.

Oct 16, 2015
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Taking Stock of Employment Interventions in South Asia

While the number has declined over recent decades, estimates of global poverty remain high. Employment is crucial to lift people out of poverty. A review of the most prominent employment interventions in South Asia could provide guidance for future efforts to increase employment.

Oct 14, 2015
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Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Robert Shiller Speaks at Pardee RAND

Pardee RAND welcomed American Nobel laureate and economist Robert Shiller as part of the Charles Wolf, Jr., Endowed Lecture Series. Shiller was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, together with Eugene Fama and Lars Peter Hansen of the University of Chicago, for their empirical analysis of asset prices.

Oct 13, 2015
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Developing a Methodology for Risk-Informed Trade-Space Analysis in Acquisition

Through analysis of alternative courses of action and their effects on probability distributions estimated for performance, schedule, and cost, acquisition decisionmakers can understand the implications of certain risk-mitigating actions.

May 19, 2015
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Journal Article

Fast Methods for Jackknifing Inequality Indices

This paper outlines a procedure to obtain jackknife estimates for several inequality indices with only a few passes through the data.

Apr 8, 2015
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Venture Capital and Strategic Investment for Developing Government Mission Capabilities

Through case studies and economic modeling, this research on government strategic investment will help acquisition managers evaluate strategic investment methods to motivate mission-oriented innovation by private firms.

Mar 24, 2014
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Analysis to Inform Defense Planning Despite Austerity

Defense analysis can better serve policymakers by exploiting improvements in the state of the art and by rediscovering and supplementing classic principles. These relate to multiple objectives and hedging against uncertainty.

Mar 20, 2014
Multimedia

RAND Distinguished Speaker Series: Edmund Phelps

The RAND Distinguished Speaker Series presents Nobel-prize winning economist Edmund Phelps, who discusses the effect of corporatist values on innovation and creativity.

Nov 6, 2013
Commentary

The Costs of Counterfeiting

Efforts to come to grips with intellectual property rights aren't dying down after the European Parliament voted down the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) last summer. Indeed, the need for evidence of the scale and impact of counterfeiting has only become more pressing. A RAND Europe report points to a potential solution and has already been dubbed "tech's Holy Grail" by a Fortune.com contributor.

Nov 28, 2012
News Release

News Release

New Method for Estimating Costs of Counterfeiting Presented

A new method for estimating the costs of counterfeiting was published today by RAND Europe. The approach uses market data to estimate the effects of intellectual property rights infringements, such as counterfeit products, on sales of legitimate goods.

Sep 27, 2012
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A New Approach to Measure Intellectual Property Rights Infringements

Globalization, integrated markets, and the Internet economy have contributed to the rise in IPR infringements. RAND developed a methodology based on economic theory to contribute to quantifying the scope, scale, and impact of IPR infringements, such as counterfeiting, unauthorized downloads, and piracy.

Sep 27, 2012

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