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RAND's research on law, business, and government includes analyses of the criminal and civil justice systems, governments and political systems, international trade and economic development, and the banking and finance sectors. Notable studies have addressed the effects of gun policies in the United States and liability in the age of autonomous vehicles.

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The Gun Laws That Work, and the Gun Laws That Don't

May 27, 2022

Are certain gun laws and regulations likely to improve or worsen public safety? At a time when many Americans are searching for solutions to the country's intolerably high rates of gun violence, social scientists can help provide answers.
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Business Community Support for U.S. Policies Toward China

May 16, 2022

Policies implemented by the Trump administration were designed to confront China over its problematic behaviors, such as theft of technology and intellectual property. U.S. businesses agreed with the policies, but questioned some of the tactics used. How can Washington address corporate concerns and still compete against China?

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Investment in New Health Care Quality Measures Needed as Cost-Cutting Strategies Grow

As the health care industry, employers, and government officials seek to control the growth of health spending, new efforts are needed to develop and refine quality-of-care and other performance measures that can assure changes will improve medical care and do not harm patients.

Feb 22, 2011
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Succession to Iran's Supreme Leader Will Be Critical Juncture in Iran's Future and U.S.-Iranian Relations

Recent events in Egypt and Tunisia underscore the importance of examining potential leadership succession in key countries prior to when they occur, in part to help maximize the United States' ability to influence rapidly evolving events.

Feb 20, 2011
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New Study Links a Couple's Higher Numeracy Skills with Greater Family Wealth

Couples who score well on a simple test of numeracy ability accumulate more wealth by middle age than couples who score poorly on such a test.

Nov 9, 2010
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Proposed Federal Role in Catastrophe Insurance Would Increase Earthquake Coverage

A proposal for the federal government to support state-run catastrophe-insurance programs would increase the number of people buying earthquake coverage in California and modestly lower both uninsured losses and government assistance following a major quake.

Nov 3, 2010
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Latest Developments in Financial Literacy Are Focus of Major Conference in Washington, D.C.

A conference highlighting the latest developments in improving the financial literacy of the American public is being held Nov. 18 and 19 in Washington D.C. by the Financial Literacy Center and the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Oct 25, 2010
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Residential Wind, Flood Insurance Markets Still Face Serious Problems 5 Years After Hurricane Katrina

Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, neither the federal government nor the private sector is any closer to developing effective solutions to the problems facing flood and windstorm insurance.

Oct 20, 2010
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Providing Body Armor to All U.S. Police Officers Is Worth the Cost

Providing body armor to all law enforcement officers in the United States would provide enough benefit to justify the cost.

Aug 31, 2010
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Few Health Reform Options Would Have Covered More People at Lower Cost Than New Law

The recently enacted federal health care reform law provides health insurance coverage to the largest number of Americans while keeping federal costs as low as reasonably possible.

Jun 8, 2010
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Results of Physician Cost Profiling Can Vary Widely

Profiles created for physicians based on the cost of the care they provide can vary widely depending upon the methods used by insurance companies to create the profiles.

May 18, 2010
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Psychological Problems During Childhood Create Long-Term Economic Losses

A first-of-its-kind study examining the long-term economic consequences of childhood psychological disorders finds the conditions diminish people's ability to work and earn as adults, costing $2.1 trillion over the lifetimes of all affected Americans.

May 12, 2010
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Better Patient Safety Linked to Fewer Medical Malpractice Claims in California

Reducing the number of preventable patient injuries in California hospitals from 2001 to 2005 was associated with a corresponding drop in malpractice claims against physicians.

Apr 15, 2010
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More Americans Will Delay Retirement; Trend Will Help Bolster Social Security and Medicare

An unprecedented upturn in the number of older Americans who delay retirement is likely to continue and even accelerate over the next two decades, a trend that should help ease the financial challenges facing both Social Security and Medicare.

Apr 7, 2010
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Efforts to Promote Use of Lower-Cost Physicians May Be Based on Misleading Profiles

Increasingly common insurance plans that encourage patients to receive care from physicians who keep medical costs lower are based on unreliable estimates of doctor performance and may not achieve the intended savings.

Mar 17, 2010
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Dirty Air in California Caused $193 Million in Hospital-Based Medical Costs During 2005 to 2007

California's dirty air caused more than $193 million in hospital-based medical care from 2005 to 2007 as people sought help for problems such as asthma and pneumonia that are triggered by elevated pollution levels.

Mar 2, 2010
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The Potential Impact of President Obama's Health Reform Proposal

An independent evaluation of the health reform proposal made this week by President Obama shows that the plan would reduce the number of uninsured Americans by 30 million by 2019—very similar to the results expected under separate legislation passed by the House and Senate.

Feb 24, 2010
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Projected Impact of Senate Health Reform Bill; Estimates of Alternative Designs

As federal lawmakers prepare for a summit on health care, a new analysis shows that health reform legislation passed by the U.S. Senate would cut the number of uninsured Americans by about half and cost the federal government about $899 billion by 2019.

Feb 16, 2010
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No-Fault Automobile Insurance's Fall from Popularity Caused by Increased Medical Costs

No-fault automobile insurance, once seen as a way to limit court costs and lower premiums, has declined in popularity among both insurers and consumers because it largely has failed to accomplish either goal.

Feb 15, 2010
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The Potential Impact of House Health Reform Legislation

Health reform as set forth in legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in November would cut the number of uninsured Americans to 24 million by 2019 (a 56 percent decrease) and increase personal spending on health care by about 3.3 percent cumulatively between 2013 and 2019.

Jan 8, 2010
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Leadership Dynamics Behind Iranian Policy Formulation

U.S. policymakers should take a nuanced view of Iran's complex system of government and politics when crafting foreign policy decisions about the Islamic Republic.

Jan 5, 2010
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Changes Needed to Reduce Volatility in California's Workers' Compensation Insurance Market

California's workers' compensation insurance market will remain vulnerable to wide swings in performance unless changes are made to improve the predictability of costs, transparency of pricing decisions, regulatory oversight and consistency of the incentives facing different parties.

Dec 10, 2009

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