Pardee RAND Graduate School students participate in many RAND research projects through their On-the-Job Training. These projects provide students with tremendous opportunities to publish their work in RAND reports and peer-reviewed journals. In fact, many of our students develop an impressive publications record during their tenure at Pardee RAND, which enables them to compete successfully for positions at universities and other research institutions.
Below is a list of publications that our students have recently authored or co-authored. The list provides an excellent illustration of the range of publications that our students have had a hand in developing.
Identifies the most valuable role of public policy in supporting business accelerators, organizations that aim to identify, mentor, and financially support startups through high-intensity, short-term programs offered in exchange for equity.
In 2015, Los Angeles County was awarded a grant to improve outcomes for individuals suffering from mental health disorders who are returning to the community after incarceration. RAND researchers evaluated the program in terms of improvement in participants' mental health and substance use status, health care insurance status, benefit establishment, housing stability, and criminal justice involvement.
This report presents new estimates of wage loss for workers in California who suffered a workplace injury or illness in 2013 and compares these estimates with trends before, during, and after the Great Recession. The authors matched injured workers with control workers in the same firm at the time of injury with similar characteristics and analyzed the impact of injury on labor market outcomes, including earnings and employment.
Workers' compensation stakeholders question how well the system promotes occupational safety and health (OSH). It is also not clear how much consensus there is about the specific challenges to OSH and worker well-being in the system or how to address them. This RAND report explores the views of key stakeholders about system challenges and research priorities for reforming workers' compensation systems to promote OSH and the well-being of workers.
The U.S. military has mostly operated at a high operational tempo since the end of the Cold War, and there appears to be no significant reduction in demand on the horizon. This report draws on historical data to quantify gaps in the U.S. Air Force's capacity to meet potential future demands.
This evidence map provides a broad overview of the existing research evaluating technology in depression care. Computer applications are most common. Almost all applications yield symptom improvement. Further research on these applications is needed.
State policies that support non-dental primary care providers' application of fluoride varnish treatment were associated with improvements in oral health for young children with public insurance.
California's Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act provides funds for counties to offer evidence-based programs for high-need juvenile probationers and at-risk youths. This report evaluates the program on statewide and county measures. It also compares system costs for program youths in the six months before and after entering a program.
The New York Health Act could expand insurance coverage in New York without increasing overall health spending, if administrative costs are reduced and growth in provider payment rates is restrained. The program would be financed by new taxes.
The New York State legislature is considering single-payer legislation — the New York Health Act — that would create a state-sponsored single-payer health program called New York Health to provide coverage to all residents of the state. This report's authors assessed how the plan would affect health care utilization and costs in the state, estimating its effects on key outcomes and comparing them with future outcomes under the status quo.
The U.S. Army conducts security cooperation activities with partner nations to achieve several objectives; however, evaluating the effectiveness of these activities has been difficult. To help the Army prioritize and increase the effectiveness of its activities, this report addresses two questions: when can Army security cooperation have the greatest impact, and how should the Army assess, monitor, and evaluate security cooperation?
This report looks at demographic differences in U.S. Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training completion. It presents potential challenges that women and racial and ethnic minorities might face in entering and completing the training, as well as demographic differences in attrition rates, reasons for attrition, and an analysis of whether certain individual characteristics account for differential rates of attrition.
Harnessing the potential of old and new technology, state and nonstate actors alike dedicate significant effort to developing and employing information power. This examination of the evolution of allied and adversary activities in and through the information environment and comparative analysis of capability areas in which these others excel can guide future U.S. Army force planning.
Harnessing the power of old and new technology, state and nonstate actors alike dedicate significant effort to developing and employing information power. Twelve detailed case studies examine the information-related activities and strategic goals of a range of allies, adversaries, and potential adversaries, highlighting insights for U.S. Army planning.
This report summarizes findings from a case study of a program intended to improve the earning potential of probationers in Sacramento County, California, by training them in construction trades and connecting them to high-wage employers. Using a qualitative approach, the authors describe how the program evolved and was delivered; identify implementation barriers and facilitators; and highlight perceived program successes and shortcomings.
Additive manufacturing (AM) — colloquially known as three-dimensional, or 3D, printing — is an emerging technology with potential local and international security implications in the near and long terms. This Perspective — one of a series examining critical security challenges in 2040 — offers a new framework for exploring the disruptive dimensions of AM technology, helping to inform which sectors and industries might be the most affected in the future.
This study measured a key characteristic of community resilience: the growth of organizational networks and partnerships over time. Information from this research may be useful to local health departments interested in applying a community resilience framework to disaster preparedness.
Aspects of the practice expense (PE) valuation methodology used to determine the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) may contribute to misvalued payment rates. This report recommends policy changes for improving the rate setting of PE and updating indirect practice cost estimates. Improving payment accuracy would support improved payment policies in other areas of the U.S. health care system.
Among Ugandan HIV clients and health care providers, communication about childbearing needs is poor and associated with stigma.
Black-white disparities in survival remain wide despite public health efforts to improve life expectancy and initiatives to reduce health disparities.
