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Commentary

Another Record-Breaking Fire Season Shows the Need for a Comprehensive Strategy

Year after year, fires across western U.S. states scorch forests, rangeland, and neighborhoods, wreaking havoc on rural economies and pushing smoke into cities. Policymakers should consider a coordinated and comprehensive effort that brings together the best minds in government, communities, and academia.

Nov 6, 2020
Journal Article

Distinguishing High-Performing Health Systems Using a Composite of Publicly Reported Measures of Ambulatory Care

A composite measure that uses publicly reported data can produce valid, reliable, and stable rankings of quality of ambulatory care.

Sep 23, 2020
Commentary

Revoking the 'License to Drink': Emerging Evidence on Mandatory Sobriety

After counties in South Dakota implemented a 24/7 sobriety program, repeat arrests for impaired driving decreased in the counties by an average of 12%. North Dakota implemented a similar program and also saw decreases in impaired driving. Can the same results be achieved outside of the Dakotas?

Jun 29, 2020
Journal Article

Criminal Deterrence: Evidence From an Individual-Level Analysis of 24/7 Sobriety

This paper provides policymakers with evidence for a new approach to reduce criminal activity among those whose alcohol use leads them to repeatedly threaten public health and safety.

May 7, 2020
News Release

Frequent Alcohol Testing Lowers the Likelihood Drunk Drivers Will Be Rearrested or Have Probation Revoked

An innovative statewide alcohol-monitoring program that requires drunk drivers to be tested frequently for alcohol use significantly lowers the likelihood that participants will be rearrested or have probation revoked.

May 5, 2020
Journal Article

Triangulating Web & General Population Surveys: Do Results Match Legal Cannabis Market Sales?

This paper combines complementary attributes of web and general population surveys to estimate cannabis consumption and spending in Washington State.

Sep 20, 2019
Journal Article

Big Data on a Big New Market: Insights from Washington State's Legal Cannabis Market

This article examines the cannabis market in Washington state post-legalization, and the variety of products available to consumers.

Sep 20, 2019
Blog

Gun Policy, Cannabis, ISIS: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap looks at gun policy in America, the cannabis market in Washington state, countering an ISIS comeback, and more.

Aug 9, 2019
Report

How Is the Cannabis Market in Washington State Changing?

This report provides detailed information about state-legal cannabis production and sales in Washington, as well as insights about the total amount of THC obtained from legal and illegal sources.

Aug 2, 2019
Blog

Cryptocurrency, Russian Social Media, Congestion Pricing: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on cryptocurrencies, Russian social media influence, congestion pricing, and more.

Mar 29, 2019
Tool

Simulation of County Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Rates Tool

This web-based tool aims to inform policymakers about the rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome by county across eight states from 2009 to 2015. This analysis is displayed via maps and interactive charts.

Mar 15, 2019
News Release

Adolescent Marijuana Use Fell After Legalization in Washington; Study Highlights Need to Use Better Data to Follow Youth Use Trends

Marijuana use among teenagers in Washington state appears to have declined in the years immediately following the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2012, contradicting earlier estimates about the trend.

Dec 19, 2018
Dissertation

Ammonia Emissions from Industrial Hog Farming: Efficacy of Voluntary Control Strategies

This dissertation explores the externality of ammonia emissions from the Iowa hog industry and investigates the possible impact of voluntary environmental policies to encourage ammonia control technology adoption.

Oct 1, 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
Research Brief

Dual-Language Immersion Programs Raise Student Achievement in English

Portland Public Schools students randomly assigned to dual-language immersion programs outperformed their peers on state reading tests by 13 percent in grade 5 and by 22 percent in grade 8. Students gained proficiency in a second language with no drop in their performance in math or science.

Nov 3, 2017
Report

The Effects of Iowa's Proposed Stopgap Measure on Health Insurance Costs and Coverage

This report uses RAND's COMPARE microsimulation model to estimate the effects of a 1332 waiver application from the state of Iowa. The waiver is designed to stabilize Iowa's Affordable Care Act individual market through a series of modifications.

Oct 17, 2017
Journal Article

Variation in Cannabis Potency and Prices in a Newly Legal Market: Evidence from 30 Million Cannabis Sales in Washington State

In Washington state, the potency and price of legal cannabis are currently being shaped by the market rather than by policy levers.

Sep 12, 2017
Report

Financing Health Care in Oregon: Four Policy Options

This presentation describes four options for financing health care for residents of the state of Oregon and compares the projected impacts and feasibility of each option.

May 17, 2017
News Release

Oregon Has Options to Move Toward Universal Health Coverage; Repeal of the Affordable Care Act Would Make All Options ...

Oregon has options for reforming health care financing to expand coverage and meet broader goals, though they differ in their feasibility, tradeoffs and financing requirements.

Jan 19, 2017
Report

Oregon's Options for Financing Health Care

Federal health care reform had just begun in 2013 when Oregon authorized a study to improve how the state pays for health care. A comparison of the projected impacts and feasibility of four options can help Oregon's stakeholders choose the option that best suits their needs.

Jan 19, 2017

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