Student-Authored Publications

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.

2017

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  Wanxiang Innovation Energy Fusion City: Recommendations for Developing an Innovation Cluster September 20, 2017

  Rafiq Dossani, Marlon Graf, Eugeniu Han

  The Wanxiang Group was awarded a contract by the City of Hangzhou to develop a new industrial park, named the Wanxiang Innovation Energy Fusion City (WIEFC) over the next seven years (2017–2024). In 2016, the Group asked the RAND Corporation to help achieve its vision of developing the WIEFC into an innovative cluster built around smart and green automotive technologies by developing a mission statement and recommending supporting policies.

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  Mapping Vulnerability to Heat Waves in India September 15, 2017

  Gulrez Shah Azhar, Shubhayu Saha, Partha Ganguly, Dileep Mavalankar, Jaime Madrigano

  Using district-level data on demographic, social, economic, health, and environmental factors, RAND researchers created the first-ever tool for measuring and mapping India's population's vulnerability to heat waves: the Heat Vulnerability Index.

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  How Might Veterans and the VA Health System Be Affected by Repeal of the Affordable Care Act? September 14, 2017

  Michael Dworsky, Carrie M. Farmer, Mimi Shen

  The American Health Care Act would increase uninsurance among veterans and demand for Department of Veterans Affairs care by a greater margin than simply returning to pre–Affordable Care Act levels of coverage.

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  Variation in Cannabis Potency and Prices in a Newly Legal Market: Evidence from 30 Million Cannabis Sales in Washington State September 12, 2017

  Rosanna Smart, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Beau Kilmer, Steven Davenport, Gregory Midgette

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

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  Wearable Technologies for Law Enforcement: Multifunctional Vest System Options September 8, 2017

  Richard Silberglitt, Andrew Lauland, Michael Watson, Christopher Eusebi, Jesse Lastunen

  This report reviews the status of wearable technologies with potential for use by law enforcement and describes three conceptual integrated vest systems that incorporate these technologies. The three systems represent what could be implemented now, what might be done in the near term to provide additional capabilities, and what might be considered in the future to take advantage of technologies that are still in development.

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  Primary Care Providers with More Experience and Stronger Self-Efficacy Beliefs Regarding Women Veterans Screen More Frequently for Interpersonal Violence September 6, 2017

  Lisa S. Meredith, Gulrez Shah Azhar, Adeyemi Theophilus Okunogbe, Ismelda A. Canelo, Jill Darling, Amy Street, Elizabeth Yano

  Some primary care provider experiences and beliefs regarding women's health care influence rates of screening for military sexual trauma (MST) and/or intimate partner violence (IPV) .

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  Hispanic Representation in the Department of Defense Civilian Workforce: Trend and Barrier Analysis August 28, 2017

  Miriam Matthews, Bruce R. Orvis, David Schulker, Kimberly Curry Hall, Abigail Haddad, Stefan Zavislan, Nelson Lim

  Hispanics are less represented in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) civilian workforce than in the federal civilian workforce and the civilian labor force. This report assesses what factors might account for Hispanic underrepresentation in DoD. It includes assessments of trends in Hispanic employment and analyses of job applicant data. It also presents findings from interviews with representatives of DoD and of Hispanic-serving institutions.

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  A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of an Integrated Medication Management Program and Implications for Implementation August 2, 2017

  Shira H. Fischer, Courtney Armstrong, Erin L. Duffy, Peter S. Hussey

  Organizational and environmental factors-such as funding mechanisms-were key to the successful implementation and uptake of a Medication Management Therapy program.

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  Can an Informative Letter Reduce Gun Crime and Be Cost-Effective? A Study of Los Angeles August 2, 2017

  Priscillia Hunt, Layla Parast, Gabriel Weinberger

  Between January 2013 and September 2015, the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office sent letters to individuals who had just purchased a handgun reminding them of their legal responsibilities as gun owners. This report evaluates the effect of the letters sent by the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office on city-level rates of homicide, robbery, and aggravated assault with a firearm and conducts a cost-benefit assessment of this letter program.

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  Resilience Dividend Valuation Model: Framework Development and Initial Case Studies August 1, 2017

  Craig A. Bond, Aaron Strong, Nicholas Burger, Sarah Weilant, Uzaib Saya, Anita Chandra

  The RAND Corporation and the Rockefeller Foundation formed a partnership to develop a modeling framework that can be used to estimate the net benefits of a resilience project. We call the framework the Resilience Dividend Valuation Model (RDVM). This report discusses the motivation for the RDVM, describes how we developed it, and offers a set of case studies to demonstrate how the RDVM can be applied across diverse settings.

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  From Cast Lead to Protective Edge: Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza July 26, 2017

  Raphael S. Cohen, David E. Johnson, David E. Thaler, Brenna Allen, Elizabeth M. Bartels, James Cahill, Shira Efron

  This report describes how the Israel Defense Force evolved to meet an adaptive and determined hybrid adversary during its wars in Gaza. It then draws a series of lessons from the Israeli experience for the U.S. Army and the joint force: from the importance of armored vehicles and active protection systems to the limitations of airpower in urban terrain and of conventional militaries to deter nonstate actors.

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  Economic Evaluation of Quality Improvement Interventions Designed to Prevent Hospital Readmission: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis July 12, 2017

  Teryl K. Nuckols, Emmett B. Keeler, Sally C. Morton, Laura Anderson, Brian Doyle, Joshua M Pevnick, Marika Booth, Roberta M. Shanman, Aziza Arifkhanova, Paul G. Shekelle

  Many interventions reduce hospital readmissions, but not all generate cost savings, and many readmissions are in the patients' best interests and not avoidable.

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  Recruiting Policies and Practices for Women in the Military: Views from the Field June 28, 2017

  Douglas Yeung, Christina E. Steiner, Chaitra M. Hardison, Lawrence M. Hanser, Kristy N. Kamarck

  This report helps inform strategies to recruit women through the results of focus groups with recent recruits and recruiters. We recommend that resources be set aside to specifically target outreach to women, that the services increase the proportion of recruiters who are women and increase their visibility at recruiting events, and that the services work to reduce administrative burdens on recruiters and recruits.

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  Informing Pittsburgh's Options to Address Lead in Water June 27, 2017

  Linnea Warren May, Jordan R. Fischbach, Michele Abbott

  This Perspective reviews the use of lead in Pittsburgh's water system and the policy options for remediation currently being weighed by local decisionmakers. We review the costs, regulatory barriers, and feasibility of the various options under consideration, including the city's new Safe Water Program and multiple pipe replacement options. We conclude with recommendations to reduce the public and private costs of full line replacement.

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  The Effects of Travel and Tourism on California's Economy: A Labor Market–Focused Analysis June 27, 2017

  Matthew D. Baird, Edward G. Keating, Olena Bogdan, Adam C. Resnick

  In California, travel/tourism employs a diverse workforce and contributes meaningfully to the state's economy. This report evaluates the role of travel/tourism in the state's economy. It uses data on the state's tourism and labor force to provide insight about tourism workers in California and how their careers evolve and should be of interest to policymakers and researchers interested in economic development issues and career pathways.

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  Provider Fraud in California Workers' Compensation: Selected Issues June 26, 2017

  Nicholas M. Pace, Julia Pollak

  This report focuses on workers' compensation fraud — specifically, providers' intentional manipulation of rules and procedures. The report conceptualizes the sources of and remedies for workers' compensation fraud in California and offers some high-level recommendations for regulators and legislators to consider.

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  What It Takes to Operate and Maintain Principal Pipelines: Costs and Other Resources June 20, 2017

  Julia H. Kaufman, Susan M. Gates, Melody Harvey, Yan Wang, Mark Barrett

  RAND Corporation analysts developed an approach for estimating the district resources required to put in place and operate principal pipelines — pipelines for preparing, hiring, supporting, and managing school leaders — based on data they collected from six urban districts that participated in The Wallace Foundation's Principal Pipeline Initiative. This report presents that approach and estimates of those resources and expenditures.

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  Inching Toward Reform: Trump's Deregulation and Its Implementation May 18, 2017

  Benjamin M. Miller, Frank Camm, Marjory S. Blumenthal, Jesse Lastunen, Kenneth W. Miller

  This Perspective considers how well Executive Order 13771 addresses the concerns of those who have long supported regulatory reform and how agencies and the Office of Management and Budget might best face the challenges and opportunities associated with implementing regulatory reform.

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  Propensity Scores for Multiple Treatments: A Tutorial on the MNPS Command for Stata Users May 5, 2017

  Matthew Cefalu, Maya Buenaventura

  This tutorial explains the syntax and features related to the implementation of the MNPS commands in the Stata TWANG series.

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  Strategic Planning Tools for the Army Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program May 2, 2017

  Nelson Lim, Bruce R. Orvis, Abigail Haddad, Christopher E. Maerzluft, Kenneth Kuhn, Henu Zhao, Sung-Bou Kim

  The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) accounts for two-thirds of Regular Army officer production. As student populations shift and resources tighten, both the productivity and location of ROTC units must be monitored to ensure that the Army attracts and commissions highly-qualified officers. Two new strategic planning tools can help the Army evaluate current ROTC hosts and affiliates and choose new ones.

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