Skip to page content

Modeling and Simulation

Featured

Researchers frequently require a quantitative understanding of the likely consequences of different actions before they can advise decisionmakers and design effective policies. RAND develops and uses statistical, econometric, and other exploratory models and simulations to analyze the potential outcomes of different policies in a range of areas such as transportation usage, health care, patient safety, and military campaigns.

Report
Graph Theoretic Algorithms for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Program
The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent is a complete replacement for an aging intercontinental ballistic missile system that is currently under development. What are quantitative methods that can be used to make the unified certification process for nuclear systems more rigorous and efficient?
Nov 8, 2021
Report
New Model Helps Predict Cyber Threats and Improve Resilience
Today's evolving cyber threats require a tailored and targeted approach to cybersecurity. Current defenses focus on managing threats after a network has been breached. RAND's Scalable Warning and Resilience Model (SWARM) can help defenders proactively protect their systems through early warning of cyber incidents before they occur.
May 11, 2021

Explore Modeling and Simulation

Journal Article
The Impact of Labor Market Regulation on Employment in Low-Income Countries: A Meta-Analysis
We conclude that the evidence for LICs (and recent LICs) points to a negative effect of regulations on formal employment, and a compensating positive effect on informal employment.
Sep 19, 2018
Journal Article
Strict Duality and Overlapping Productivity Distributions Between Formal and Informal Firms
This paper deepens the understanding of informality by investigating important heterogeneity in the overlap of productivity distributions across industries.
Sep 19, 2018
Journal Article
Learning Versus Stealing: How Important Are Market-Share Reallocations to India's Productivity Growth?
Our findings, which suggest that "learning" is more important than "stealing" over the 1985 through 2004 period, are consistent with the most recent literature on heterogeneous firms.
Sep 19, 2018
Report
South East Wales Transport Model: Mode-destination model estimation
This report documents how a model transfer approach has been used to develop the mode-destination models that form part of the South East Wales Transport Model (SEWTM).
Sep 13, 2018
Report
South East Wales Transport Model: Demand model implementation
This report documents the implementation of the demand models that form part of the South East Wales Transport Model (SEWTM).
Sep 13, 2018
Report
South East Wales Transport Model: Frequency model results
This report documents the methodology and estimation results of the frequency model components of the South East Wales Transport Model (SEWTM).
Sep 13, 2018
Research Brief
China Belt and Road Initiative: How revival of the silk road could impact world trade
By using both qualitative and quantitative analysis, this study found improving transportation multimodal connectivity has a positive impact on multilateral trade across countries and regions along China Belt and Road Initiative.
Aug 21, 2018
Report
China Belt and Road Initiative: Measuring the impact of improving transportation connectivity on trade in the region
Using both qualitative and quantitative analysis, this study found improving transportation multimodal connectivity has a positive impact on multilateral trade across countries and regions along China Belt and Road Initiative.
Aug 21, 2018
Journal Article
Current and Future Demographics of the Veteran Population, 2014-2024
We estimate that the U.S. veteran population will shrink over the next decade - declining from 21.6 million in 2014 to 17.5 million by 2024, a 19-percent decrease.
Aug 17, 2018
Content
A Brief History of RAND
RAND was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in 1948. From its early years to the present, RAND research is characterized by its objectivity and nonpartisanship, its quality and scientific rigor, and its dedication to improving policymaking on the most pressing issues of the day.
Aug 3, 2018
Tool
A Manual for Cultural Analysis
Many academic disciplines have formally theorized culture as socially learned information that can influence beliefs and behaviors. This tool combines methods from anthropology and related areas to create a manual to examine cultural data.
Jul 9, 2018
Report
Improving U.S. Force Development
The U.S. armed forces are larger than needed to fight a single major war. But at the same time, the military is failing to keep pace with adversaries and is poorly postured to meet key challenges in Europe and East Asia. How can the Department of Defense respond?
Jul 9, 2018
Journal Article
Computational Modeling of the Jamaica Bay System
For Jamaica Bay, and other coastal areas being studied for resilience capacity, we need not only models that are published and in the public domain, but mechanisms to generate scenarios that address resilience from various perspectives.
Jun 28, 2018
Tool
A Wargame Method for Assessing Risk and Resilience of Military Command-and-Control Organizations
Guide to conducting a command-and-control (C2) risk and resilience tabletop exercise, a new wargaming method of assessing metrics for C2 structures in terms of risks from adversary efforts or the operational environment and resilience to those risks.
Jun 21, 2018
Commentary
What If Autonomous Vehicles Actually Make Us More Dependent on Cars?
Cities across Europe are taking steps to become increasingly car free. Mayors, supported by their officials and planners, should start leading a debate now about how self-driving vehicles can best serve the needs of residents and visitors, and help deliver wider goals for their cities.
Jun 19, 2018
Report
The Russian Challenge: Deterring Aggression in the Baltics
The risk of Russian aggression in the Baltics can no longer be ignored. To successfully deter Moscow, the United States and its European allies should invest in NATO's ability to defend its eastern boundary.
Jun 4, 2018
Report
Priority Challenges for Social and Behavioral Research and Its Modeling
Social-behavioral modeling is famously hard. This report examines shortcomings and obstacles -- some inherent to complex adaptive systems broadly and some due to current methods and practices -- then discusses steps that deserve priority attention.
Apr 16, 2018
Commentary
Americans: Try Congestion Pricing. You Might Like It
Seattle is considering following in the footsteps of London, Stockholm, Singapore, and Milan to introduce a charge for driving on the city's roads. What can Seattle and its residents learn from other cities that have implemented road user charging?
Apr 12, 2018
Dissertation
Using the National Training Center Instrumentation System to Aid Simulation-Based Acquisition
This dissertation uses the National Training Center instrumentation system to aid simulation-based acquisition.
Mar 22, 2018
Journal Article
How Can We Model Travel Frequency? A Critical Review of Current Practice
The paper should assist the transport modellers and policy makers in choosing appropriate trip frequency modelling tools which best suit their problem.
Mar 20, 2018

Previous
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Next

RAND Topic:
Modeling and Simulation

Topic Synonyms:
Mathematical Modeling;
Modelling

Research conducted by

Researcher Spotlight

Candice Miller

Research Programmer

Candice Miller is a research programmer working primarily in the area of Military Logistics. She provides data analysis, modeling, and optimization using statistical tools such as SAS, database administration tools such as SQL, and scripting tools such as Python. She also works with Microsoft…
Susan M. Sohler Everingham

Senior Operations Researcher

Susan Sohler Everingham is a senior operations researcher at the RAND Corporation and professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. She has been involved in a diverse array of policy studies since joining RAND in 1988.

Explore Our People »