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Dual Credit Education in Texas: Interim Report
Examines the accessibility, diversity, quality, and efficiency of dual credit education programs in Texas, and proposes areas of dual credit education to investigate in the second phase of the study.
Aug 29, 2017
Report
Reducing Coastal Flood Risk with a Lake Pontchartrain Barrier
A Lake Pontchartrain barrier could provide substantial damage reduction benefits—including reduced flood depths and preventing direct economic damage—for southeastern Louisiana, potentially amounting to billions of dollars saved per year.
Aug 4, 2017
Journal Article
Economic Evaluation of Coastal Land Loss in Louisiana
Louisiana has lost approximately 1,880 square miles of land over the past 80 years. Projections suggest that in a future without action, the next 50 years could result in the loss of 1,750 additional square miles of land area.
Jul 19, 2017
Journal Article
Economic Evaluation of Coastal Land Loss in Louisiana
This report presents an economic evaluation of assets and activities at risk from land loss and associated storm damage in coastal Louisiana. The results show a significant level of risk to economic assets and activity in Louisiana.
Jul 19, 2017
Journal Article
A Framework for Synthetic Control Methods With High-Dimensional, Micro-Level Data: Evaluating a Neighborhood-Specific Crime Intervention
Our study illustrates the advantages of using high-dimensional, micro-level data in the context of synthetic control methods.
Jun 30, 2017
Research Brief
Does School Choice Mean Students Attend Better Schools? The Case of Post–Hurricane Katrina New Orleans
Researchers examined school choice outcomes in New Orleans following 2005's Hurricane Katrina, including exit patterns of students across sectors and school types in New Orleans and the destination schools of mobile students.
Jun 22, 2017
Tool
Regional Maps of the Appalachia Partnership Initiative Region
The interactive tool highlights the geographic reach of Appalachia Partnership Initiative programs that address STEM K-12 education and workforce development needs in the Greater Pittsburgh area's advanced manufacturing and energy sectors.
May 31, 2017
Tool
Database of Potential Sources of Information on Fisheries, Tourism, and Oil Spill Claims
The objective of this Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities database is to make users aware of sources of information that may be less widely known than standard databases of economic activity such as those published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
May 23, 2017
Essay
Is Suicide Preventable? Insights from Research
Conventional wisdom about suicide prevention suggests that one just needs to know what warning signs to look for. But that's not the case.
May 8, 2017
Journal Article
Appalachia Partnership Initiative Progress Report
This report highlights progress made by the API through 2016.
May 2, 2017
Tool
Database of Research on the Human Impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Database that provides information on research into the human impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Apr 27, 2017
Report
Wages, Employment, and STEM Education in Appalachia
An ongoing assessment of employment and wages in energy and advanced manufacturing industries in the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia region captures trends about which counties might have greater demand for educating or employing local talent in STEM careers.
Mar 22, 2017
Journal Article
Innovative Pathways Through Developmental Education and Postsecondary Success: An Examination of Developmental Math Interventions Across Texas
This study assessed alternative course delivery for developmental education (DE) math and student outcomes in community colleges in Texas.
Mar 15, 2017
Journal Article
Individual and Partner-Level Factors Associated with Condom Non-Use Among African American STI Clinic Attendees in the Deep South: An Event-Level Analysis
The US HIV/AIDS epidemic is concentrated in the Deep South, yet factors contributing to HIV transmission are not fully understood. We examined relationships between substance use, sexual partnership characteristics, and condom non-use in an African American sample of STI clinic attendees in Jackson, Mississippi.
Mar 15, 2017
Report
Managing the Expansion of Graduate Education in Texas
RAND researchers analyzed policies and practices that the state, higher education systems, and individual higher education institutions in Texas can use to manage the expansion of their master's, doctoral, and professional programs.
Mar 3, 2017
Report
Managing the Expansion of Graduate Education in Texas: Executive Summary
RAND researchers analyzed policies and practices that the state, higher education systems, and individual higher education institutions in Texas can use to manage the expansion of their master's, doctoral, and professional programs.
Mar 3, 2017
Testimony
Regulating Medical Marijuana Markets: Insights from State Experiments
In setting rules and regulations for medical marijuana programs, legislators should consider the structures that supply medical marijuana, the effects of commercialization, and the impact of laws on youth.
Jan 25, 2017
Journal Article
Does Student Effort Respond to Incentives? Evidence from a Guaranteed College Admissions Program
This paper studies the effects of guaranteed college admission on student effort and achievement. In 1997, Texas enacted the "Top Ten Percent" law, which guarantees admission to any public college for students in the top ten percent of their high school class.
Dec 8, 2016
Journal Article
Estimating the Effects of the English Rule on Litigation Outcomes
The English rule prescribes that the loser of a lawsuit pay the winner's litigation costs.
Dec 8, 2016
Research Brief
How Does Expanding Health Insurance Coverage Affect Workers' Compensation Costs?
The Affordable Care Act's expansion of coverage for people under age 26 led to a 1-percent reduction in uninsurance, equating to a 0.8-percent decrease in workers' compensation claim frequency, and a roughly 1-percent decrease in overall claim costs.
Nov 22, 2016

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