Rand Congressional Briefing Series Podcast
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RAND Congressional Briefings connect RAND experts with lawmakers, legislative staff, and respected opinion leaders on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to present findings and recommendations on issues relevant to the current policy debate. To learn more, visit RAND online at www.rand.org. The RAND Corporation has been expanding the boundaries of human knowledge for 60 years. A nonprofit institution with a research staff consisting of some of the world's preeminent minds, RAND provides research and analysis that keeps policymakers ahead of the curve on the issues that matter most, such as health care, education, national security, civil justice, the environment, and more. No other institution tackles tough policy problems across so broad a spectrum.
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Civilian Defense Forces in Afghanistan
26/07/2010 Duración: 38minCounterterrorism expert Arturo Munoz discusses the viability of establishing civilian defense forces to complement Afghan National Security Forces in this May 10, 2010, Congressional Briefing.
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Marijuana Legalization: Projected Revenues, Costs, and Effects on Price and Use in California
13/07/2010 Duración: 21minThe codirector of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center discusses the projected revenues, costs, and effects on price and use that may come from legalizing, regulating, and taxing marijuana in California.
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Cash Incentives and Military Enlistment, Attrition, and Reenlistment
15/06/2010 Duración: 34minIn this Congressional Briefing, held on June 14, 2010, James Hosek and Beth Asch describe the effect of enlistment and reenlistment bonuses on military recruitment and retention efforts and on attrition.
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Improving the Energy Performance of Buildings: Learning from the European Union and Australia
13/04/2010 Duración: 24minIn this April 12, 2010, Congressional Briefing, Ambassador Charles Ries discusses lessons the United States could learn from the experiences of the European Union and Australia in driving energy efficiency in the building sector.
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Surface Transportation Finance: The End of User Financing or a New Beginning?
09/03/2010 Duración: 48minMartin Wachs and Paul Sorensen discuss alternative funding streams for highway and public transportation improvements that Congress can consider as it focuses on the pending reauthorization of the federal transportation bill.
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Children on the Home Front: The Experiences of Children from Military Families
02/03/2010 Duración: 23minAnita Chandra shares findings from the largest study to date on how children whose parents serve in the U.S. military are faring academically, socially, and emotionally during this extended period of wartime.
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The Impact of Deployment on the Post-Deployment Labor Market Earnings of Reservists
10/11/2009 Duración: 19minDavid Loughran presents findings about whether reservists who served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer economic hardship in their post-deployment years because of lost civilian work experience, injury, and other difficulties adjusting to civilian work life.
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Ending Social Promotion: Examining the Effects of NYC's 5th-Grade Promotion Policy
20/10/2009 Duración: 28minJennifer McCombs and Lou Mariano discuss RAND's recently published evaluation of a test-based promotion policy implemented by the New York City Department of Education.
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The H1N1 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the Cities Readiness Initiative
15/09/2009 Duración: 27minChristopher Nelson and Edward Chan discuss the Cities Readiness Initiative, which helps the nation's largest metropolitan areas develop the ability to rapidly deliver life-saving medications and other medical supplies to their populations.
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Options for Controlling Health Care Spending in Massachusetts
19/08/2009 Duración: 26minIn this August 2009 Congressional Briefing, Christine Eibner presents findings about which strategies to reduce health care spending in Massachusetts are most (and least) promising.
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Reparable Harm: Assessing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California
11/08/2009 Duración: 25minIn this August 2009 Congressional Briefing, Rebecca Kilburn discusses disparities for boys and men of color relative to their white counterparts across specific socioeconomic, health, safety, and school readiness indicators in California.
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The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States
14/07/2009 Duración: 27minIn this Congressional Briefing held on July 13, 2009, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula presents the results of the first comprehensive national assessment of the annual economic burden posed by methamphetamine use.
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Engaging Iran: Opportunities and Obstacles
09/06/2009 Duración: 28minIn this Congressional Briefing held on June 8, 2009, Ambassador David Aaron, director of the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy, moderates a discussion on Iran, one of the United States’ most critical and high-profile foreign policy concerns.
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Imported Oil and U.S. National Security
12/05/2009 Duración: 24minIn this Congressional Briefing held on May 11, 2009, Keith Crane, director of the RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program, leads a discussion on the links between oil imports and U.S. national security.
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What Constitutes an Effective Approach to Limiting Greenhouse Gases?
14/04/2009 Duración: 33minIn this Congressional Briefing, Michael Toman, former director of the RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program, moderates a discussion on greenhouse gases.