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Four Approaches to Estimating the Total Flow of Illegal Border Crossings Between Ports of Entry
Fundamental to the question of border control effectiveness is the proportion of illegal crossings that are prevented through deterrence or apprehension, but estimating these proportions requires knowing the total flow. Four new approaches warrant further attention for purposes of supporting reliable, valid, and timely measures of illicit cross-border flow.
Mar 18, 2011
Journal Article
Addiction Research Centres and the Nurturing of Creativity: RAND's Drug Policy Research Center
This paper provides a look back at the creation, evolution and growth of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center (DPRC).
Feb 7, 2011
Journal Article
Economic Impact of Mexico City's Smoke-Free Law
There is no statistically significant evidence that the Mexico City smoke-free law had a negative impact on restaurants' income, employees' wages and levels of employment.
Feb 3, 2011
Journal Article
Changes in Diarrheal Disease and Treatment Among Brazilian Children from 1986 to 1996
This paper examines changes in diarrhea prevalence and treatment in Brazil between 1986 and 1996 and concludes that policies to prevent the disease should be targeted at disadvantaged socioeconomic groups.
Feb 1, 2011
Periodical
A Year After the Earthquake in Haiti, the Key to Stability Is to Build the State
It has been a year since the devastating earthquake. The question now is how to use international aid and assistance wisely. This RAND Review cover story describes actions that could yield positive outcomes in Haiti in three to five years.
Jan 6, 2011
Journal Article
Do Colleges Cultivate Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Writing and Interpersonal Skills?
We investigate how much value college enrollment adds to students' critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills, and the role college inputs play in developing these competencies, using data from a 2009 collegiate assessment pilot study in Colombia.
Jan 1, 2011
Multimedia
Rebuilding Haiti
In this October 2010 Congressional Briefing, RAND experts discuss how the billions of dollars in aid pledged to help Haiti rebuild after the January earthquake can be used to create a resilient state that is capable of responding effectively to natural disasters and providing public services like education and health care.
Oct 18, 2010
News Release
Legalizing Marijuana in California Will Not Dramatically Reduce Mexican Drug Trafficking Revenues
Legalizing marijuana in California will not dramatically reduce the drug revenues collected by Mexican drug trafficking organizations from sales to the United States.
Oct 12, 2010
Research Brief
How Might Marijuana Legalization in California Affect Drug Trafficking Revenues and Violence in Mexico?
Discusses whether legalizing marijuana in California would reduce the revenues of Mexican drug trafficking organizations and related violence.
Oct 11, 2010
Report
Building a More Resilient Haitian State: French translation of summary
Ce rapport passe en revue les défis auxquels est confrontée la République d'Haïti, ainsi que les projets de réforme envisagés, afin d'identifier les priorités les plus nécessaires, réalisables et durables dans le domaine de la construction étatique.
Aug 24, 2010
News Release
Rebuilding Haiti Requires New State-Building Strategy
Haiti's future prosperity and peace depend on its ability to build a more resilient state, one capable of providing public services like education and health care as well as responding effectively to natural disasters.
Aug 13, 2010
Multimedia
Keith Crane and Laurel Miller Discuss Building a More Resilient Haitian State
RAND Senior Economist Keith Crane and RAND Senior Political Scientist Laurel Miller discuss developing a Haitian state-building strategy. They identify the main challenges to more capable governance and suggest ways the influx of aid money can be used for long-term improvements, as well as offer other insights from their latest report, Building a More Resilient Haitian State.
Aug 13, 2010
Research Brief
Building a More Resilient Haitian State: Key Recommendations and Priorities
Haiti's future prosperity and peace require building a more effective, resilient state. RAND researchers identified Haiti's main challenges and recommended a set of state-building priorities that are necessary, feasible, and sustainable.
Aug 12, 2010
Report
Rebuilding Haiti Requires New State-Building Strategy
Haiti's future prosperity and peace depend on its ability to build a more resilient state, one capable of providing public services like education and health care as well as responding effectively to natural disasters.
Aug 6, 2010
Journal Article
Are Educational Vouchers Only Redistributive?
It is unclear if vouchers increase educational productivity or are purely redistributive, benefiting recipients by giving them access to more desirable peers at others' expense. To examine this, the authors study an educational voucher programme in Colombia which allocated vouchers by lottery.
Aug 1, 2010
Report
Extending U.S. Medicare to Mexico: Why It's Important to Consider and What Can Be Done
Explores the idea of allowing Medicare-eligible beneficiaries to use Medicare to cover health services received in Mexico.
Jul 15, 2010
Report
Victory Has a Thousand Fathers: Detailed Counterinsurgency Case Studies
Narratives on the 30 most recent resolved insurgencies, covering the period 1978 to 2008, and data on 76 factors hypothesized to be related to the success of counterinsurgency forces supplement analyses of historical and contemporary insurgencies.
Jun 18, 2010
News Release
Faith-Based Organizations Can Play an Important Role in the Response to HIV in Central America
Faith-based organizations such as churches and religious relief and development groups can play an important role in the response to HIV and AIDS in Central America.
Jun 1, 2010
Journal Article
Reflections on the Initial Multinational Response to the Earthquake in Haiti
Expert panel discussion of the emergency response in Haiti concluded that rigorous, objective after-action reports are needed both to improve ongoing operations in Haiti and to enhance future responses to large-scale population emergencies.
Jun 1, 2010
Research Brief
How Can Faith-Based Organizations Help Address the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Central America? (Spanish translation)
Describes the role that faith-based organizations play in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras and how this role might be expanded.
May 26, 2010

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