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Core Research Areas

RAND is committed to critical issues of particular relevance to the public policy debate. These research areas compile recent work from across our diverse organization. At RAND, we share our findings broadly as a public service.

Research Area Folder The Arts

Research Area Folder Child Policy

Research Area Folder Civil Justice

Research Area Folder Education

Research Area Folder Energy and Environment

Research Area Folder Health and Health Care

Research Area Folder International Affairs

Research Area Folder National Security

Research Area Folder Population and Aging

Research Area Folder Public Safety

Research Area Folder Science and Technology

Research Area Folder Substance Abuse

Research Area Folder Terrorism and Homeland Security

Research Area Folder Transportation and Infrastructure

Research Area Folder Workforce and Workplace

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Early Puberty in Girls Is a Risk Factor for Delinquency, Requires Positive Parenting — Aug. 31, 2008

teenage girl broods

Early puberty is a risk factor for delinquency, and early puberty combined with low parental nurturance, communication, or parental knowledge of the child's activities presents a risk for aggressive behavior in early adolescent girls.

The Cost-Effectiveness of Education Interventions in Poor Countries — Aug. 27, 2008

four African schoolchildren, photo courtesy of Flickr

The August issue of Policy Insight discusses the growing use of randomized trials to determine the effectiveness of development programs in low-income countries, suggesting that similar methods should be used to assess the cost-effectiveness of education interventions in these countries

Improving the Cost Estimation of Space Systems — Aug. 25, 2008

cover of MG-690

Why have the costs of acquiring space systems been so high? What are the sources of the problems? To answer these questions, RAND researchers examined the sources of cost growth of Air Force space systems and undertook an extensive study of two space systems.

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