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RAND technical reports may include research findings on a specific topic that is limited in scope or intended for a narrow audience; present discussions of the methodology employed in research; provide literature reviews, survey instruments, modeling exercises, guidelines for practitioners and research professionals, and supporting documentation; or deliver preliminary findings. All RAND reports undergo rigorous peer review to ensure that they meet high standards for research quality and objectivity.

2008

Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools

Kevin Booker, Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer, Tim R. Sass

Aligning Post-Secondary Educational Choices to Societal Needs: A New Scholarship System for Qatar

Catherine H. Augustine, Cathy Krop

Arts debate: Perceptions and impact

Ruth Levitt, Julia F. Lowell

Assessing the Tradecraft of Intelligence Analysis

Gregory F. Treverton, C. Bryan Gabbard

Assessing the impact of revisions to the EU horizontal food labelling legislation

Jan Tiessen, Lila Rabinovich, Flavia Tsang, Christian van Stolk

Assessing the impact of revisions to the EU nutrition labelling legislation

Lila Rabinovich, Jan Tiessen, Flavia Tsang, Christian van Stolk

Design of the Qatar National Research Fund: An Overview of the Study Approach and Key Recommendations

Victoria A. Greenfield, Debra Knopman, Eric Talley, Gabrielle Bloom, Edward Balkovich, D. J. Peterson, James T. Bartis, Stephen Rattien, Richard Rettig, Mark Y.D. Wang, Michael Mattock, Jihane Najjar, Martin C. Libicki

The Economic Burden of Providing Health Insurance: How Much Worse Off Are Small Firms?

Christine Eibner

An Economic Development Architecture for New Orleans

Kevin F. McCarthy

Estimating the Value of Water-Use Efficiency in the Intermountain West

David G. Groves, James Griffin, Sara Hajiamiri

Finding Candidate Options for Investment: From Building Blocks to Composite Options and Preliminary Screening

Paul K. Davis, Russell D. Shaver, Gaga Gvineria, Justin Beck

Government Consolidation and Economic Development in Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh

Rae W. Archibald, Sally Sleeper

Guidelines and Metrics for Assessing Space System Cost Estimates

Bernard Fox, Kevin Brancato, Brien Alkire

Identifying DG SANCO's Future Challenges 2009-2014: Final Report

Tom Ling, Michael Hallsworth, Jan Tiessen, Stijn Hoorens, Lisa Klautzer, Kai Wegrich

Implementation of new curriculum arrangements for 14-19 year olds: International comparisons

Cathleen Stasz, Jack Clift, Jennifer Rubin

Investor and Industry Perspectives on Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers

Angela A. Hung, Noreen Clancy, Jeff Dominitz, Eric Talley, Claude Berrebi, Farrukh Suvankulov

Methodology for Improving the Planning, Execution, and Assessment of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations

Sherrill Lingel, Carl Rhodes, Amado Cordova, Jeff Hagen, Joel Kvitky, Lance Menthe

An Outcome Evaluation of the Spirituality for Kids Program

Nicole Maestas, Sarah Gaillot

Outcome Measures for Effective Teamwork in Inpatient Care: Final Report

Melony E. Sorbero, Donna O. Farley, Soeren Mattke, Susan Lovejoy

Post-Katrina Recovery of the Housing Market Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Kevin F. McCarthy, Mark Hanson

Presenting Uncertainty About Climate Change to Water-Resource Managers: A Summary of Workshops with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency

David G. Groves, Debra Knopman, Robert J. Lempert, Sandra H. Berry, Lynne Wainfan

Radicalization or Rehabilitation: Understanding the challenge of extremist and radicalized prisoners

Greg Hannah, Lindsay Clutterbuck, Jennifer Rubin

Recent Trends in Veteran Unemployment as Measured in the Current Population Survey and the American Community Survey

Bogdan Savych, Jacob Alex Klerman, David S. Loughran

Sanctions in the CalWORKs Program

Jacob Alex Klerman, Jane McClure Burstain

Strategies for Disrupting Illegal Firearm Markets: A Case Study of Los Angeles

Greg Ridgeway, Glenn L. Pierce, Anthony A. Braga, George Tita, Garen Wintemute, Wendell Roberts

Towards a Dutch Interoperability Framework: Recommendations to the Forum Standaardisatie

Jeff Rothenberg, Maarten Botterman, Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau

Using the Steel-Vessel Material-Cost Index to Mitigate Shipbuilder Risk

Edward G. Keating, Robert Murphy, John F. Schank, John Birkler

Violent crime: Risk models, effective interventions and risk management

Jennifer Rubin, Federico Gallo, Adam Coutts

The provision of neonatal services: Data for international comparisons

Michael Hallsworth, Alice Farrands, Wija J. Oortwijn, Evi Hatziandreu

A synthesis of literature on the effectiveness of community orders

Robert Davis, Lila Rabinovich, Jennifer Rubin, Beau Kilmer, Paul Heaton

2007

Accounting for the future: International examples

Christian van Stolk, Myles Collins, Mengjie Wu, Abigail Bugbee Brown, Jonathan Grant

Addressing the uncertain future of preserving the past: Towards a robust strategy for digital archiving and preservation

Stijn Hoorens, Jeff Rothenberg, Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau, Martin van der Mandele, Ruth Levitt

Adolescent Romantic Relationships as Precursors of Healthy Adult Marriages: A Review of Theory, Research, and Programs

Benjamin R. Karney, Megan K. Beckett, Rebecca L. Collins, Rebecca Shaw

Alignment of Department of Defense Manpower, Resources, and Personnel Systems

Harry J. Thie, Roland J. Yardley, Margaret C. Harrell, Kevin Brancato

Analysis of Racial Disparities in the New York Police Department's Stop, Question, and Frisk Practices

Greg Ridgeway

An Approach to Assessing the Technical Feasibility and Market Potential of a New Automotive Device

RAND Zero Emission Fuel Saver Study Team

Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Focus on Implementation and Dissemination Evaluation Report III (2004-2005)

Donna O. Farley, Cheryl L. Damberg, M. Susan Ridgely, Melony E. Sorbero, Michael D. Greenberg, Amelia M. Haviland, Robin C. Meili, Stephanie S. Teleki, Lily Bradley, Jacob W. Dembosky, Allen Fremont, Teryl K. Nuckols, Rebecca Shaw, Stephanie L. Taylor, Hao Yu

Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Moving from Research to Practice Evaluation Report II (2003-2004)

Donna O. Farley, Sally C. Morton, Cheryl L. Damberg, M. Susan Ridgely, Allen Fremont, Michael D. Greenberg, Melony E. Sorbero, Stephanie S. Teleki, Peter Mendel

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: Evaluation of the Effects of Using IRS Expense Standards to Calculate a Debtor's Monthly Disposable Income

Stephen J. Carroll, Noreen Clancy, Melissa A. Bradley, Jennifer Pevar, Marianne Culhane, Michaela White

Breaking Ground: Analysis of the Assessment System and Impact of Mexico's Teacher Incentive Program "Carrera Magisterial"

Lucrecia Santibanez, Jose Felipe Martinez, Ashlesha Datar, Patrick J. McEwan, Claude Messan Setodji, Ricardo Basurto-Davila

Community Policing and Violence Prevention in Oakland: Measure Y in Action

Jeremy M. Wilson, Amy G. Cox, Tommy L. Smith, Hans Bos, Terry Fain

Constraints on JP-900 Jet Fuel Production Concepts

James T. Bartis, G. Torrance Flint, Jr.

The Dynamic Retention Model for Air Force Officers: New Estimates and Policy Simulations of the Aviator Continuation Pay Program

Michael Mattock, Jeremy Arkes

The EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health: Second Monitoring Progress Report

Michael Hallsworth, Tom Ling

Early Care and Education in the Golden State: Publicly Funded Programs Serving California's Preschool-Age Children

Lynn A. Karoly, Elaine Reardon, Michelle Cho

Economically Targeted Terrorism: A Review of the Literature and a Framework for Considering Defensive Approaches

Brian A. Jackson, Lloyd Dixon, Victoria A. Greenfield

The Effects of the Changes in Chapter 7 Debtors' Lien-Avoidance Rights Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

Stephen J. Carroll, Noreen Clancy, Melissa A. Bradley, Jennifer Pevar, Jane McClure Burstain

Enhancing Strategic Planning with Massive Scenario Generation: Theory and Experiments

Paul K. Davis, Steven C. Bankes, Michael Egner

Estimating the Accident Risk of Older Drivers

David S. Loughran, Seth A. Seabury

Evaluating the Benefits and Costs of Increased Water-Use Efficiency in Commercial Buildings

David G. Groves, Jordan Fischbach, Scot Hickey

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