PRGS Dissertations
PRGS dissertations are produced by graduate fellows of the Pardee RAND Graduate School, the world's leading producer of Ph.D.'s in policy analysis. The dissertations are supervised, reviewed, and approved by a PRGS faculty committee overseeing each dissertation.
2008
Considering a Cadre Augmented Army
Essays on Environmental Determinants of Health Behaviors and Outcomes
An Examination of the Relationship Between Usage and Operating and Support Costs for Air Force Aircraft
Hazard Abatement as a Function of Firm Size: The Effects of Internal Firm Characteristics and External Incentives
Life, Livelihood, and Long Term Well-being: The Effect of Mortality Risks and Land Reforms on Human Capital Investments in India
Three Papers in International Health Policy: Modeling the Links Between Economics and Epidemiology
2007
Accelerating the Adoption of Clinical IT Among the Healthcare Providers in US: Strategies & Policies
Agrarian Households in Semi-Arid Tropics: Evaluating Policy Options
Balancing Two Lives: The Relationship of Activation, Pay, and Retention Among U.S. Air Force Reserve Pilots
Carry That Weight: Improving European Strategic Airlift Capabilities
Confronting the Challenges of Student Engagement: A Case Study of a School-Based Intervention
Developing a Safety Net for Ukraine
From the Outside In: Shaping the International Criminal Court
Getting the Policies Right: The Prioritization and Sequencing of Policies in Post-Conflict Countries
A Good Start in Life: Revisiting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Outcomes At and After Birth
Improving Decision-making Systems for Decentralized Primary Education Delivery in Pakistan
Incorporating Traffic Enforcement Racial Profiling Analyses into Police Department Early Intervention Systems
Navigating the Information Revolution: Choices for Laggard Countries
Overcoming the ''Resource Curse'': Prioritizing Policy Interventions in Countries with Large Extractive Industries
Private Firms Working in the Public Interest: Is the Financial Statement Audit Broken?
RFID in the Retail Sector: A Methodology for Analysis of Policy Proposals and Their Implications for Privacy, Economic Efficiency and Security
Robust Decisions and Deep Uncertainty: An Application of Real Options to Public and Private Investment in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies
The Role of Public and Private Litigation in the Enforcement of Securities Laws in the United States
2006
Aircraft Modifications: Assessing the Current State of Air Force Aircraft Modifications and the Implications for Future Military Capability
Assessing the Effects of Parental Decisions About School Type and Involvement on Early Elementary Education
Caring for Depression and Comorbid Pain: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey and the Healthcare for Communities Survey
Discrimination and Health Care Utilization
Exploratory Modeling and Adaptive Strategies for Investment in Standard Services to Facilitate Public Service Networks
Governance and Foreign Aid Allocation
Ignoring the Innocent: Non-combatants in Urban Operations and in Military Models and Simulations
An International Comparison of Obesity in Older Adults: Effects and Risk Factors
Multi-Attribute Strategy and Performance Architectures in R&D: The Case of The Balanced Scorecard
New Methods for Identifying Robust Long-Term Water Resources Management Strategies for California
Police Effectiveness: Measurement and Incentives
2005
Achievement Effects of Five Comprehensive School Reform Designs Implemented in Los Angeles Unified School District
Astronomical Odds: A Policy Framework for the Cosmic Impact Hazard
The Cost and Health Effects of Prescription Drug Coverage and Utilization in the Medicare Population
The Costs of Aging Aircraft: Insights from Commercial Aviation
The Effect of Cost-Sharing on the Utilization of Prescription Drugs for Chronically Ill Patients
Effective Capital Provision within Government: Methodologies for Right-Sizing Base Infrastructure
Financing Terror: An Analysis and Simulation to Affect Al Qaeda's Financial Infrastructures
The Impact of the Information Revolution on Policymakers’ Use of Intelligence Analysis
Policy Options for Interventions in Failing Schools
Recalibrating Alliance Contributions: Changing Policy Environment and Military Alliances
Swarming and the Future of Warfare
Zeroing In: A Capabilities-based Alternative to Precision Guided Munitions Planning
2004
The Ecological Context of Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes? Implications for NIMBY Disputes and Client Placement Decisions
Effects of Trial Design on Participation and Costs in Clinical Trials With an Examination of Cost Analysis Methods and Data Sources
Estimating the Effects of Pharmaceutical Innovations on Patients' Employment Outcomes
Gearing Up and Getting There: Improving Local Response to Chemical Terrorism


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