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RAND Congressional Briefing Series Podcast

RAND Congressional Briefing Series Audio 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.

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The Impact of Deployment on the Post-Deployment Labor Market Earnings of Reservists — Nov. 9, 2009

U.S. Army reservists taking re-enlistment oath, photo courtesy of U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. M. Alices

In this Congressional Briefing held on November 9, 2009, senior economist David 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.

View the VideoView the Video iconListen to the Audio iconRead More iconNational Security Research Area iconWorkforce and Workplace Research Area

Ending Social Promotion: Examining the Effects of NYC's 5th-Grade Promotion Policy — Oct. 19, 2009

a girl in a library

In this Congressional Briefing held on October 19, 2009, researchers Jennifer 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. The findings will be of interest as many states and school districts are implementing test-based requirements for promotion at key transitional points in students' schooling careers, thus ending the practice of promoting students who have failed to meet academic standards and requirements for that grade.

View the VideoView the Video iconListen to the Audio iconRead More iconEducation Care Research Area

The H1N1 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the Cities Readiness Initiative — Sep. 14, 2009

pedestrians in city street

In this Congressional Briefing held on September 14, 2009, researchers Christopher Nelson and Edward Chan discuss RAND's recently published evaluation of 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. The study has implications for pandemic influenza and other federal public health preparedness programs.

View the VideoView the Video iconListen to the Audio iconRead More iconHealth and Health Care Research Area

Options for Controlling Health Care Spending in Massachusetts — Aug. 17, 2009

surgeon removes coin from piggy bank

In this Congressional Briefing held on August 17, 2009, economist Christine Eibner presents findings about which strategies to reduce health care spending in Massachusetts are most (and least) promising. Lessons learned in this Massachusetts study are broadly applicable and could help Congress navigate cost containment proposals in the ongoing health reform debate.

View the VideoView the Video iconListen to the Audio iconRead More iconHealth and Health Care Research Area

Reparable Harm: Assessing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California — Aug. 10, 2009

two men of color

In this Congressional Briefing held on August 10, 2009, Rebecca Kilburn, director of the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities and of RAND Child Policy, discusses the disparities for boys and men of color relative to their white counterparts across specific socioeconomic, health, safety, and school readiness indicators in California.

View the VideoView the Video iconListen to the Audio iconRead More iconHealth and Health Care Research Area

The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States — Jul. 13, 2009

dirty fingers hold small bag of meth crystals

In this Congressional Briefing held on July 13, 2009, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, codirector of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center, presents the results of the first comprehensive national assessment of the annual economic burden posed by methamphetamine use.

View the VideoView the Video iconListen to the Audio iconRead More iconHealth and Health Care Research Area iconPublic Safety Research Area

Engaging Iran: Opportunities and Obstacles — Jun. 8, 2009

Southern iwan with the square ablutions pool in the middle of of Masjed-e Jame mosque's sahn courtyard, the largest sahn in Iran, photo courtesy of flickr/youngrobv

In 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.

iconView the Video iconListen to the Audio iconRead More iconInternational Affairs Research Area

Imported Oil and U.S. National Security — May 11, 2009

man lugs oil barrel on his back

In 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.

iconView the Video iconListen to the Audio iconRead More iconNational Security Research Area

What Constitutes an Effective Approach to Limiting Greenhouse Gases? — Apr. 13, 2009

smokestacks

In this Congressional Briefing, Michael Toman, former director of the RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program, moderates a discussion on greenhouse gases. on April 13, 2009.

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