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.
In this study, we provide an overview of the situation of Syrian refugees and other non-citizens living in host countries. We explored the cases of Turkey, Germany, the United Kingdom, Greece, Italy, Canada and Australia.
This report examines the effect of the MacArthur Foundation's Window of Opportunity: Energy Efficiency (WOO-EE) initiative on intermediate outcomes toward the larger goal of preserving affordable rental housing. From 2012 to 2015 the foundation awarded 39 grants and loans totaling $27.5 million to promote the energy efficiency of multifamily affordable rental housing. The initiative had a positive influence on most of its targeted outcomes.
Wireless communications — particularly those enabled by WiFi — play an indispensable role in generating economic prosperity and opportunity, yet there are few empirically driven estimates on how WiFi contributes to the economy. This report helps fill this gap by estimating the potential economic value of opening the 5.9 GHz frequency band for WiFi use.
In order to evaluate how well a Los Angeles County mental health campaign met its goals, RAND conducted an in-person survey of event attendees, a social media analysis, and a web-based survey of a broader population of Los Angeles youth.
The Los Angeles County's recent community engagement campaign sought to increase awareness of mental health access as a civil rights issue and increase civic engagement. To evaluate how well the campaign met its goals, RAND conducted an in-person survey of event attendees, a social media analysis, and a web-based survey of a broader population of Los Angeles youth in the age range targeted by the campaign.
RAND researchers assessed whether the TNTP Core Teaching Rubric produces scores that are representative of teachers' overall instructional practices and whether raters' content expertise influences scores on TNTP Core.
The TNTP Core Teaching Rubric uses assessments of student behavior, rather than teacher actions, to rate a teacher's instructional practices. In this report, RAND researchers assess whether the TNTP Core Teaching Rubric produces scores that are representative of teachers' overall instructional practices and whether raters' content expertise influence scores on TNTP Core. The report includes recommendations to improve the use of TNTP Core.
This systematic review synthesizes evidence on the effects of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) on functional outcomes, including cognitive (e.g., memory), physical (e.g., fatigue), occupational (e.g., employment status), social/ behavioral (e.g., criminal activity), and neurological (e.g., balance) function. Literature reviewers screened 6,292 citations and presented results in comprehensive evidence tables.
The Wallace Foundation's University Principal Preparation Initiative (UPPI) is a four-year effort to support the redesign of seven universities' principal preparation programs — with engagement of state and district partners — according to evidence-based principles and practices. This report provides insight into the first year of UPPI implementation.
The Wallace Foundation's University Principal Preparation Initiative (UPPI) is a four-year effort to support the redesign of seven universities' principal preparation programs — with engagement of state and district partners — according to evidence-based principles and practices. This executive summary provides insight into the first year of UPPI implementation.
RAND estimated government spending and cost savings associated with outcomes targeted by Full Service Partnership programs in Los Angeles County: homelessness, criminal justice detention, health care (inpatient and outpatient), and employment.
This report estimates government spending and cost savings associated with outcomes targeted by Full Service Partnership programs (which focus on individuals with severe mental illness) in Los Angeles County: homelessness, criminal justice detention, health care (inpatient and outpatient), and employment. The report examines financial costs and savings associated with these outcomes for children, transition-age youth, and adults over five years.
This report, sponsored by the American Medical Association (AMA), describes how alternative payment models (APMs) affect physicians, physicians' practices, and hospital systems in the United States. Payment models discussed include fee for service, capitation, episode-based and bundled, shared savings, pay for performance, retainer-based, and combined payment models such as medical homes and accountable care organizations.
Physician practice engagement with alternative payment models (APMs) would be enhanced by simpler APMs, a slower pace of change, greater support for new capabilities and timely data, and reexamination of practice response to APMs with financial risk.
The authors developed and employed a methodology to review general and flag officer (G/FO) requirements in the U.S. military. The methodology examines G/FO positions within and across organizations, reviews positions against criteria, evaluates how positions affect development of G/FOs within functional areas, and explores implications of reductions. Results were used to identify opportunities to eliminate or downgrade positions.
Our results highlight special needs for future public health programs and policies meant to address barriers to ART adherence among older adolescents.
Gaza has long had water and sanitation challenges, but today it is in a state of emergency. Its aquifer is polluted and depleted, and more than 108,000 cubic meters of untreated sewage flow daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean Sea. The authors describe the relationship between Gaza's water problems and its energy challenges, examine the implications of the water crisis for public health, and recommend steps to avert a regional disaster.
In 2017, the Office of Management and Budget called for federal agencies to develop actionable plans to maximize employee performance, including rewards for high performers and penalties for poor performers. In this report, authors identify ways to address poor Department of Defense employee performance by developing, supporting, and professionalizing supervisors in conjunction with assessing and reporting key performance-related outcomes.
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.
