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Some European Countries Unprepared to Move Future Alzheimer's Treatment into Rapid Clinical Use

The health care systems in some European countries lack the capacity to rapidly move a disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer's disease from approval into widespread clinical use, which could leave 1 million people without access to transformative care if such a breakthrough occurs.

Sep 30, 2018
Report

Is Europe Prepared to Deliver an Alzheimer's Treatment?

A potential therapy for early-stage Alzheimer's patients might prevent or delay the progression to dementia. An assessment of how prepared six European nations are to deliver such a therapy indicates a pressing need to address health system constraints. One million patients could develop the disease while waiting for treatment.

Sep 30, 2018
Infographic

Infographic

How Prepared Are European Health Care Systems to Deliver a Future Alzheimer's Treatment? An Assessment of Health Care Infrastructure in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and The United Kingdom

A therapy for early-stage Alzheimer's disease could be available by 2020, but millions of European patients might have to wait a year or more for initial appointments in the multistep process if health care system capacity is not increased.

Sep 30, 2018
Report

Emerging Opportunities for Engagement on NATO's Northeastern Flank

Will renewed tension between NATO and Russia prevent key U.S. allies and partners in Europe from being able to contribute to U.S. regional defense objectives? What can the U.S. do to strengthen its European partnerships?

Jun 20, 2017
Report

Opportunities for Enhanced Partnering on NATO's Northeastern Flank

U.S. defense engagement priorities in Europe are shifting in the face of Russian aggression. By engaging strategically on NATO's northeastern flank, the United States can strengthen deterrence while minimizing inadvertent escalation.

Jul 7, 2016
News Release

Carl Bildt and A. Michael Hoffman Join Council of Advisors for RAND Europe

RAND Europe has named two new members to its Council of Advisors: Carl Bildt, former Swedish prime minister, and A. Michael Hoffman, co-founder of Palamon Capital Partners LLP, a leading mid-market European private equity firm.

Jan 21, 2016
Report

Airpower in the Libyan Civil War

In 2011, a coalition of nations waged a war against Muammar Qaddafi's regime that reversed the tide of Libya's civil war. The intervention's central element was a relatively small air campaign. What lessons did each nation glean from the experience?

Jul 8, 2015
Report

The Economic Consequences of Investing in Shipbuilding: Case Studies in the United States and Sweden

This report assesses the economic impacts that a shipbuilder has on its local community and region. The authors utilize a case study methodology to examine two U.S. shipbuilders and the Saab Aeronautics Gripen program in Sweden.

Apr 15, 2015
Commentary

Yes, Russia's Military Is Getting More Aggressive

As Russia's relations with the U.S. and Europe have deteriorated following Moscow's aggression in Ukraine, fly-bys of European neighbors by Russian aircraft have taken on new urgency. How should the West think about these provocative flights in light of understanding Russia's nuclear threat?

Dec 31, 2014
Journal Article

Review of Experiences in Three Countries Informs England's Patient Choice Scheme

The experiences of Finland, Norway, and Sweden in offering patient choice schemes highlight England's need to carefully monitor the impact of enhanced choice in primary care to ensure that related policies truly enhance access to and improve the quality of care, and not inadvertently benefit those who are more able to exercise choice.

Sep 1, 2013
Report

Analysis of Cyber Threats Informs Swedish Strategy

How do governments characterize cyber threats and what role does law enforcement play in tackling cyber crime in different countries? These are some of the questions RAND Europe investigated on behalf of the Swedish National Defence College to inform the development of the Swedish Cyber Security Strategy.

Feb 5, 2013
Journal Article

Journal Article

Measuring Consumer Preferences for Postal Services

Increasing digitalization and the evolution of the Internet have had, and are still having, an impact on the demand for postal services.

Jan 1, 2013
Journal Article

Journal Article

Opioid Consumption and Substitution Treatment in Finland and Sweden: A Similar Path with Different Outcomes?

This chapter seeks to develop plausible hypotheses to account for the observed differences in opioid-consumption prevalence between Finland and Sweden.

Jan 1, 2013
Report

Measuring Consumer Preferences for Postal Services in Europe

Different market segments have varying postal service needs, according to RAND Europe research conducted for the European Commission. All consumers value parcel services, reliability, and low levels of loss, but big businesses value letter services more than small or medium businesses or the public.

Jan 16, 2012
News Release

News Release

Low Fertility in Europe — Is There Still Reason to Worry?

The post-war trend of falling birth rates has been reversed across Europe. However, despite an increasing emphasis on family and fertility policies in Europe, this recent development involves social, cultural, and economic factors more than individual policy interventions.

Jun 16, 2011
Research Brief

Research Brief

Europe's demography: Are babies back? The recent recovery in EU period fertility due to older childbearing

An update to the RAND Europe 2004 study into the causes and consequences of low fertility in Europe analysing the latest data, reviewing recent literature, and examining the situation in Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK in depth.

Jun 16, 2011
Report

Low Fertility in Europe — Is There Still Reason to Worry?

The post-war trend of falling birth rates has been reversed across Europe. However, despite an increasing emphasis on family and fertility policies in Europe, this recent development involves social, cultural, and economic factors more than individual policy interventions.

Jun 16, 2011
Report

How health systems make available information on service providers: Experience in seven countries

This report reviews information systems that report on the quality or performance of providers of healthcare in seven countries to inform the use and further development of quality information systems in the English NHS.

Jan 31, 2011
Report

International Review of Approaches to Funding Intensive Care

A review of international approaches for funding intensive care shows there is no obvious example of "best practice" or dominant approach used by a majority of hospital systems. Each approach has advantages and disadvantages, particularly in relation to the financial risk involved in providing intensive care.

Mar 5, 2010
Journal Article

Journal Article

Convergence Without Diffusion? A Comparative Analysis of the Choice of Performance Indicators in Tax Administration and Social Security

This article aims to contribute to the debate around how organizations could learn from the experience of others in designing performance indicators and management systems.

Nov 30, 2008

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