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Will South Korea's New President Reshape Regional Dynamics?

Yoon Suk-yeol has been elected president of South Korea. With a tall order to fill at home and abroad, the Yoon administration has the potential to reshape South Korea's future and relationships in the region. The path that he carves for Seoul in the coming weeks and months will be watched with keen interest marked by hopes and apprehension by his neighbors.

Mar 15, 2022
News Release

Research Project Will Probe Role of Structural Racism in Development of Dementias and Cognitive Decline Among African Americans

The RAND Corporation and the University of Pittsburgh will study residents of two predominantly Black neighborhoods in Pittsburgh to examine how exposure to the legacies of structural racism at the neighborhood and individual levels may contribute to the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in African Americans.

Mar 14, 2022
Commentary

What the Media Might Have Missed About South Korea's Elections

The toxicity of the anti-feminist discourse in South Korea does not accurately reflect the gender-related tensions and problems that most Koreans currently face. The obstacles to improving gender equity are more mundane and more ubiquitous than the hyperbole of anti-feminism suggests.

Mar 10, 2022
Journal Article

Barred from Employment: More Than Half of Unemployed Men in Their 30s Had a Criminal History of Arrest

We investigate what portion of the pool of unemployed men in the United States have been arrested, convicted, or incarcerated by age 35.

Mar 9, 2022
Multimedia

Press Briefing on U.S. Department of Defense Civilian Casualty Policies and Procedures

Researchers from the RAND Corporation brief the press on an independent RAND assessment of U.S. Department of Defense standards, processes, procedures, and policies relating to civilian casualties resulting from U.S. military operations.

Mar 8, 2022
Essay

Exploring the Disagreement Among Gun Policy Experts

A survey asked gun policy researchers, advocates, and congressional staffers who work on gun issues for their views on policies ranging from weapon bans to stand-your-ground laws. Regardless of where they stood, they were not so dissimilar in what they thought gun policies should be trying to accomplish.

Mar 7, 2022
Journal Article

Do Financial Incentives Affect Utilization for Chronically Ill Medicare Beneficiaries?

We find that Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with chronic conditions respond to changes in copays, although these responses are small. Reductions in copays lead to reduced use of specialists, suggesting that lowering copays could be a way to reduce specialist care.

Mar 4, 2022
Journal Article

APCDs Can Provide Important Insights for Surveilling the Opioid Epidemic, With Caveats

We compared Colorado's all-payer claims databases with other state-level databases, using analyses comparing quarterly rates of opioid-involved inpatient and emergency department visits and rates of 30-day opioid fills.

Mar 4, 2022
Journal Article

Access to High-Cost Medications After a Cap on Monthly Out-of-Pocket Spending in California

This cross-sectional study evaluates the association of a cap on monthly out-of-pocket spending on high-cost drugs with use of these drugs and out-of-pocket spending in California in 2015 and 2016.

Mar 4, 2022
Blog

The West's Response to Russia, the State of the Union, Outer Space: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on how to prevent Russia's war on Ukraine from becoming a war with NATO, insights from RAND on the State of the Union, the future of outer space, and more.

Mar 4, 2022
Testimony

Harassment and Discrimination on the Basis of Gender and Race/Ethnicity in the Federal Emergency Management Agency Workforce: Addendum

Document submitted March 3, 2022, as an addendum to testimony before the Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery and Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability on January 20, 2022.

Mar 3, 2022
Blog

State of the Union 2022: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine and Domestic Policy

In his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden rebuked Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, aimed to turn a page on the pandemic, and covered a wide range of domestic issues, including mental health care, prescription drug prices, and supporting veterans.

Mar 2, 2022
Commentary

Continuity of Government in Ukraine

On February 23 Russia launched a war on Ukraine. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky and its parliament might accelerate steps to ensure the continuity of government, a need made more urgent because of the risk that Kyiv could soon fall.

Feb 25, 2022
Report

Truth Decay in Europe

Truth Decay, the diminishing role of facts in public life, is less prevalent across Europe than it is in the United States. What actions can be taken now to stop Truth Decay from spreading further—and potentially prevent its serious consequences?

Feb 23, 2022
Journal Article

Nasty, Brutish, and Short—The Future of Space Operations in the Absence of the Rule of Law: Addressing Congestion, Contestation, and Competitiveness in the New Space Era

Existing treaties and laws are not sufficient to govern space given the dramatic growth in space activity. Ensuring a safe, secure, and prosperous space for all nations may require the application of social contract theory to space governance.

Feb 15, 2022
Blog

Problems in U.S. Schools, Conflict with Russia, Opioid Trafficking: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on what America's school district leaders are worried about, how to break the cycle of conflict with Russia, a new report on synthetic opioid trafficking, and more.

Feb 11, 2022
Journal Article

Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking: Technical Appendixes

These technical appendixes present the in-depth information and analyses that informed the findings and recommendations contained in the Commission's final report.

Feb 8, 2022
Journal Article

Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking: Initial Report

This initial report describes how the Commission planned to conduct the research and analysis leading to its final report.

Feb 8, 2022
Journal Article

Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking: Final Report

This final report describes items involving the illegal manufacturing and trafficking of synthetic opioids.

Feb 8, 2022
Journal Article

Worker and Employer Experiences with COVID-19 and the California Workers' Compensation System: A Review of the Literature

We conducted a literature review on worker and employer experiences surrounding COVID-19 and worker's compensation, adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

Feb 4, 2022

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