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Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: Borealis Agrolinz Melamine GmbH, Austria
While age management at the Borealis Group has always made use of generous regulations for early retirement there has also been a movement to maintain older workers in the workplace by creating sustainable work processes and adapting work practices to take into account employees' needs.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: Made in Inox, Belgium
The experience of Made in Inox shows that micro-businesses are unlikely to have a dedicated human resources policy.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: BARCO, Belgium
According to representatives of the company interviewed for this case study, there has been a greater willingness to recruit people aged 50 or more during the economic cycle of the past two to three years, but this is cyclical.
Jan 1, 2012
Report
Small Business and Defense Acquisitions: A Review of Policies and Current Practices
Evaluates federal small business policies, how they affect the Department of Defense, and the challenges associated with meeting mandated small business goals.
Oct 17, 2011
Research Brief
Does Employer-Based Health Insurance Discourage Entrepreneurship and New Business Creation?
This research brief raises concerns that the bundling of health insurance and employment may discourage business creation.
Apr 7, 2011
Research Brief
How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Employee Health Coverage at Small Businesses?
Finds that the Affordable Care Act will increase the percentage of employers that offer health coverage to workers: from 57 percent to 80 percent for firms with 50 or fewer workers, and from 90 percent to 98 percent for firms with 51 to 100 workers.
Sep 8, 2010
Dissertation
Estimation of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program Treatment Effect
Examines if the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research program positively influences commercial viability and what is the most effective means of evaluating this question.
Aug 27, 2010
Report
The Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Workers' Health Insurance Coverage
The Affordable Care Act builds on the employer-based health insurance system by developing exchanges through which small employers can offer coverage and by penalizing large employers that do not offer coverage. The exchanges could alleviate some of the difficulties faced by small firms that want to offer insurance.
Aug 11, 2010
Journal Article
Health Savings Accounts for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs: Shopping, Take-Up and Implementation Challenges
The Health Savings Account marketplace may have expanded access to health insurance for the smallest firms but not for small firms more generally, who face challenges in implementing them.
Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article
Small Business Assistance Programs in the U.S.: What Are They, and How Well Do They Work?
The vital importance of small business in the American economy has prompted the development of federal, state, and private programs to facilitate its creation and expansion. Yet our understanding of these programs' effects and effectiveness, as well as of who benefits from them, is limited.
Jan 1, 2010
Report
First International Conference on Entrepreneurship: Policies for Growth
Participants at this conference presented research on and discussed policy issues affecting the growth of entrepreneurship in India, with special emphasis on education and the effective utilization of infrastructure. This document summarizes the proceedings and includes several of the speakers' presentations.
Nov 19, 2009
Dissertation
Self-Employment among Older Workers: Assistance Programs, Liquidity Constraints and Employment Patterns
Examines self-employment among older workers.
Oct 19, 2009
News Release
U.S. Department of Defense Faces Obstacles in Meeting Small-Business Contract Goals
Many of the goods and services purchased by the U.S. Department of Defense are from industries that are often better suited to larger companies rather than smaller ones, complicating efforts to meet goals that about one-fourth of prime-contract dollars be awarded to small businesses.
Nov 12, 2008
Report
U.S. Department of Defense Faces Obstacles in Meeting Small-Business Contract Goals
Many of the goods and services purchased by the U.S. Department of Defense are from industries that are often better suited to larger companies rather than smaller ones, complicating efforts to meet goals that about one-fourth of prime-contract dollars be awarded to small businesses.
Oct 18, 2008
News Release
Economic Burden of Health Insurance Increasing for Small Employers Providing Health Insurance
The economic burden of providing health insurance for workers increased more for small businesses than for large ones from 2000 to 2005, but the spike did not cause a significant number of small employers to abandon the benefit.
Apr 4, 2008
Research Brief
Is the Economic Burden of Providing Health Insurance Greater for Small Firms Than for Large Firms?
This research brief reports that, from 2000 to 2005, the economic burden of providing health insurance increased for employers, especially for the smallest firms, and that small firms offered plans of slightly lower quality than did large firms.
Mar 31, 2008
Report
Economic Burden of Health Insurance Increasing for Small Employers Providing Health Insurance
The economic burden of providing health insurance for workers increased more for small businesses than for large ones from 2000 to 2005, but the spike did not cause a significant number of small employers to abandon the benefit.
Mar 17, 2008
Report
Estimating the Cost of Administering the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
As Congress reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, it is considering how much, if any, of SBIR set-asides SBIR could use for administration. This report estimates how much administering the DoD SBIR program costs.
Jan 5, 2008
News Release
RAND Study Examines the Effect of Policy on Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses
An improved understanding of the effects of regulation on small businesses will help lawmakers develop policy designed to advance entrepreneurship.
Dec 11, 2007
Research Brief
State Insurance Mandates and Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Are They Helping Small Business Provide Health Insurance to Employees?
This research brief describes the effects of state health-insurance mandates and consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) on the access to and affordability of health insurance for small businesses.
Dec 5, 2007

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Susan M. Gates

Director, Office of Research Quality Assurance

Susan M. Gates is director of the Office of Research Quality Assurance and a senior economist at the RAND Corporation, and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Her research applies insights about the economics of organizations, personnel economics, and labor economics to address…
Cristian Cardenas

Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND

Cristian Cardenas (he/him) is an assistant policy researcher at RAND and a Ph.D. student in the Community-Partnered Policy and Action stream at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He has an M.B.S. in clinical and regulatory affairs from Keck Graduate Institute and a B.S. in biotechnology with a…

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