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Journal Article

Consumption Smoothing and Frequency of Benefit Payments of Cash Transfer Programs

We examine the extent of consumption smoothing between the receipt of benefits by households after the introduction of two non-contributory pension programs in the State of Yucatan, Mexico.

Jun 28, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Designing Cash Transfer Programs for an Older Population: The Mexican Case

Simulation of means testing benefit schemes showing beneficial effects on poverty and income inequality. Validated with data from a field experiment in Yucatan, Mexico, the simulations provide a good forecast of observed effects in the experiment.

Jun 28, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Social Security Contributions and Return Migration Among Older Male Mexican Immigrants

This study estimates the proportion of male return migrants aged 50 years and older who reported having contributed to the U.S. social security system, and examines their demographic and migration characteristics.

May 23, 2017
Report

How to Counter Transnational Criminal Networks

Transnational criminal networks have expanded their global reach. In some cases, they have even converged with terrorist groups. How do these networks threaten U.S. interests? And what can be done to combat them?

Jan 27, 2017
Journal Article

New Parent Home Visiting Program Reduces Infants' Need for Medical Care

Infants whose families took part in a new parent home visit program were less likely to visit the emergency room and made fewer primary care visits during their first year of life. The program benefited at-risk families and those who had no risk factors.

Jan 27, 2017
Essay

Election 2016: The International Issues

America's next president will face challenges that test the fundamentals of world order. RAND experts have outlined key decisions, the dangers involved, and the least-bad options that now often pass for good ones.

Oct 7, 2016
Commentary

Would a Border Wall Be Effective?

A wall along the U.S. border with Mexico would be a wasteful endeavor. Like many walls throughout history, it would probably be undermined by tunnels. And in general, fences and walls don't prevent people from crossing boundaries. They merely slow people down.

Sep 26, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Culturally Competent Informed-Consent Process to Evaluate a Social Policy for Older Persons with Low Literacy

As scientific inquiry becomes increasingly global, creative approaches to adapting the informed-consent process will help address cultural, linguistic, and regulatory demands.

Sep 22, 2016
Dissertation

Dissertation

Three Essays on Obesity: Food Environment, Attitudes toward Food, and Cash Transfers

Analyzes determinants of obesity and a cash transfer policy to alleviate poverty and its effects on obesity.

Jul 14, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Costs of Extending the Noncontributory Pension Program for Elderly: The Mexican Case

This article reviews a non-contributory pension program introduced in Mexico in 2007 that has since expanded greatly.

Jul 12, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Ownership of a Bank Account and Health of Older Hispanics

Study of health effects of financial inclusion, particularly ownership of a bank account of older minorities, with focus on Hispanics.

Jul 12, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Alcohol Use Among Low-Income Mexican Older Adults

Implications for health policy and epidemiological studies on substance use among older adults residing in low-income settings are discussed.

Jul 12, 2016
Commentary

Understanding and Addressing the Unaccompanied Minor Immigration Issue

The number of unaccompanied child immigrants apprehended at the U.S. southwest border is on the rise again, the majority of them coming not from Mexico, but from Central America. Research could provide valuable information to policymakers as they try to find ways to help young immigrants.

Apr 22, 2016
Commentary

Walls Won't Keep Us Safe

Experience along the U.S. southern border demonstrates that even with fortifications, a wall provides only modest capacity to stop illegal crossings. More emphasis should be placed on expanding border security beyond the physical dimension.

Apr 15, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Health and Wealth in Mesoamerica: Findings from Salud Mesomérica 2015

We examined the variation in the health outcomes and health behaviors among the poorest quintile in eight countries of Mesoamerica using data from the Salud Mesomerica 2015 baseline household surveys.

Jan 26, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Opportunities for Involving Men and Families in Chronic Disease Management: A Qualitative Study from Chiapas, Mexico

A qualitative study was conducted to identify strategies to involve men and engage family members in disease management and risk reduction.

Nov 19, 2015
Commentary

In Latin America, Breaking the Cycle of Intimate-Partner Abuse One Handwritten Letter at a Time

Latin America has one of the highest rates of intimate-partner violence in the world, but a series of high-profile cases, including the murder of a journalist by her policeman husband, have propelled intimate-partner violence to the fore of Bolivia's public agenda.

Sep 30, 2015
Brochure

Brochure

Center for Latin America Social Policy: Spanish translation

El Centro de Políticas Sociales para Latinoamérica (CLASP), parte de la división de investigación de los Mercados Laborales y Población de RAND Corporation, se dedica a mejorar el bienestar de la población de América Latina.

Sep 25, 2015
Commentary

El Chapo's Prison Escape Should Come as No Surprise

Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel and similar criminal organizations have long used tunnels to literally undermine security along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Jul 24, 2015
Research Brief

Workplace Accidents in Brazil Are Significantly Underreported: Inspection issues and informal workplaces make it difficult to determine true safety levels

Discusses why workplace accidents are severely underreported in Brazil and the issues that make it difficult to determine true safety levels, and makes recommendations for improving the situation.

Jul 22, 2015

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