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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  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 19, 2017

  Julia H. Kaufman, Susan M. Gates, Melody Harvey, Yan Wang, Mark Kevin 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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  Helping Law Enforcement Use Data from Mobile Applications: A Guide to the Prototype Mobile Information and Knowledge Ecosystem (MIKE) Tool April 28, 2017

  Edward Balkovich, Don Prosnitz, Steven C. Isley, Anne E. Boustead, Bonnie L. Triezenberg

  Consumer devices that automatically and unobtrusively collect data about their users, including cell phones and other mobile devices, are spreading. This report documents a prototype tool created to help interested stakeholders, such as law enforcement, better understand the mobile app ecosystem and the relationships among the data, its sources, and applicable legal constraints.

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  Can Latino Food Trucks (Loncheras) Serve Healthy Meals? A Feasibility Study April 26, 2017

  Deborah A. Cohen, Benjamin Colaiaco, Mary Martinez-Wenzl, Monica Montes, Bing Han, Sandra H. Berry

  Regulation, monitoring, and feedback could help owners and operators of Latino food trucks expand and maintain this program to serve healthy meals.

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  Heat Wave Vulnerability Mapping for India April 4, 2017

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

  Indexing relative variation in heat-related vulnerability across all of India can help planners, policy makers, and disaster mitigation experts target climate adaptation efforts.

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  Detecting Changes in Newspaper Reporting of Suicide After a Statewide Social Marketing Campaign April 4, 2017

  Michele Abbott, Rajeev Ramchand, Margaret Chamberlin, William Marcellino

  In conclusion and similar to many past evaluations, we find no evidence that the KTS campaign was effective in changing the way in which suicides are reported on in California had any effect.

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  Just Right: Restaurants Can Fight Childhood Obesity by Right-Sizing Kids' Portions March 27, 2017

  Deborah A. Cohen, Lenard I Lesser, Cameron Wright, Mary T. Story, Christina D. Economos

  Infographic summarizing single-serving guidelines to help kids avoid eating too much when eating out. Based on findings published in "Kid's Menu Portion Sizes: How Much Should Children Be Served?" by Deborah A. Cohen, Lenard I. Lesser, Cameron Wright, Mary Story, and Christina D. Economos, Nutrition Today, Vol. 51, No. 6.

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  Wages, Employment, and STEM Education in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia: Report No. 2 (2017) March 21, 2017

  Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Kyle Siler-Evans, Gerald P. Hunter, Nicholas Broten

  This second of five annual reports focuses on employment and wages in energy and advanced manufacturing–related industries and on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia region. These reports will capture trends about which localities might have greater demand for educating or employing local talent in STEM careers and guide investments and collaborative work.

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  Supporting Veterans in Massachusetts: An Assessment of Needs, Well-Being, and Available Resources March 7, 2017

  Carrie M. Farmer, Terri Tanielian, Shira H. Fischer, Erin L. Duffy, Stephanie Dellva, Emily Butcher, Kristine Brown, Emily Hoch

  There are numerous resources available to Massachusetts veterans and service members, but there are still pockets of unmet need in the areas of education, employment, health care, housing, financial, and legal services — particularly for newer veterans and National Guard/reserve members. A better understanding of these needs can inform investments in initiatives that target these populations and guide efforts to remedy barriers to access.

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  Supporting Those Who Served in Massachusetts: Needs, Well-Being, and Available Resources for Veterans March 7, 2017

  Carrie M. Farmer, Terri Tanielian, Shira H. Fischer, Erin L. Duffy, Stephanie Dellva, Emily Butcher, Kristine Brown, Emily Hoch

  Massachusetts veterans have unmet needs for education, employment, health care, housing, financial, and legal services. A better understanding of these needs can inform investments in services and guide efforts to remedy barriers to access.

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  Managing the Expansion of Graduate Education in Texas March 3, 2017

  Rita Karam, Charles A. Goldman, Daniel Basco, Diana Gehlhaus Carew

  Texas's 60x30TX strategic plan and RAND researchers' analysis of labor market projections point to a continuation of strong growth in graduate education in the state. RAND researchers analyzed policies and practices that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), higher education systems, and individual higher education institutions in Texas can use to manage the expansion of their master's, doctoral, and professional programs.

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