Research

Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center

The center will conduct analyses and make recommendations to strengthen DHS across its missions to prevent terrorism and enhance security.

RAND Army Research DivisionGo to RAND Army Research Division

The United States Army's only federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for studies and analysis

• Forces and LogisticsGo to Forces and Logistics
  U.S. Army, US Army, readiness, force readiness, defense, operational forces, industrial base, military equipment, mobility, operational concepts, alternative force structures, acquisition reform, cyber, cyber-warfare, cyber warfare, cost-estimating, military deployment
• Personnel, Training, and HealthGo to Personnel, Training, and Health
  U.S. Army, US Army, psychological health, invisible wounds, veterans, veteran's affairs, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), medical deployment, medicine, army medicine, army doctor, army nurse, deployed medic, soldier mobility, recruit, recruiting, recruiters, soldier pay, pay, promote, promotion, retention, active, active forces, national guard, reserve, reserves, reserve forces, contractor, military contractor, personnel, personnel management, gender diversity, deployment
• Strategy, Doctrine, and ResourcesGo to Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources
  U.S. Army, US Army, security environment, force structure, battlefield, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, ISR, defense, command and control, counterinsurgency

RAND AustraliaGo to RAND Australia

RAND Australia is an independent for-profit research institute whose mission is to help improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis.

RAND EducationGo to RAND Education

Helping make educational policies, programs, and practices more effective for all

RAND EuropeGo to RAND Europe

More than 20 years of not-for-profit research by the European subsidiary of the RAND Corporation

• Defence, Security, and Infrastructure
  cyber security and cybercrime, information assurance, defence acquisition, defense planning, terrorism, security, and resilience, EU border control, complex weapons, crime and reoffending, recidivism, illicit markets, substance misuse, migration and integration, community cohesion, drug strategy, transport and travel demand modeling, high speed rail
• Home Affairs and Social Policy
  workforce, skills systems, gender equality, children, well-being, workplace safety, consumer responsiveness, consumer preferences, Sub-Saharan Africa, HIV/AIDS, cash transfers, good governance, malaria, HIV prevention
• Innovation, Health, and Science
  funding and supporting science, translational research, internet, public-private partnerships, research governance, competitiveness, scientific research, healthcare governance, public health, population health assessments, hospital leadership, HIV/AIDS and ARVs antiretroviral therapy, healthcare quality, discrete choice modeling, health sector modeling, logic models, frameworks, programme and project evaluation, impact assessment, futures analysis

RAND Gulf States Policy InstituteGo to RAND Gulf States Policy Institute

RAND HealthGo to RAND Health

The nation's most trusted source of objective health policy research

• Bing Center for Health EconomicsGo to Bing Center for Health Economics
  health financing, health care costs, health care spending, medicaid, medicare, affordable care act (ACA), health care markets, health care access, health care enrollment, health insurance
• RAND Center of Excellence on Health System PerformanceGo to RAND Center of Excellence on Health System Performance
  health outcomes, health care access, neighborhood health, community health, community mental health, environmental health, vulnerable populations, race/ethnicity and health, gender disparities in health
• RAND Drug Policy Research CenterGo to RAND Drug Policy Research Center
  marijuana, underage substance use, drug markets, smoking cessation, alcohol, prescription drug abuse, substance abuse prevention, substance abuse treatment, drug harm reduction, tobacco
• RAND Gulf States Policy InstituteGo to RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
• Southern California Evidence-based Practice CenterGo to Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center
  health care technology, health care quality measurement and improvement, health care performance measures, Agency for Healthcare Research and quality (AHRQ), health evidence evaluation, comparative effectiveness, systematic reviews

RAND InternationalGo to RAND International

• Center for Asia Pacific PolicyGo to Center for Asia Pacific Policy
  CAPP, India, China, Phillipines, Australia, Sino-US Relations, Sino-U.S. Relations, Chinese military, Chinese population, Indian military, Indian population, Asia demography, Asian demographics, U.S.-Asia relations, North Korea, South Korea, Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• Center for Global Risk and SecurityGo to Center for Global Risk and Security
  Air Travel, Airline Security, Terrorism, Airport Security, global security environment, threat assessment, threat prediction, risk management, risk assessment, security leaks, information leaks
• Center for Middle East Public PolicyGo to Center for Middle East Public Policy
  Iran, Iraq, Syria, Persian Gulf, Gulf Cooperation Council, Democratic Transitions Muslim Identity, Islam, Yemen, Egypt Elections, Lebanon, Jordan, Libya, North Africa, Mahgreb, Israelis and Palestinians, West Bank, Terrorism, Rule of Law, Middle Eastern Youth, Middle East Youth
• Center for Russia and EurasiaGo to Center for Russia and Eurasia
  The World Bank, Soviet Union, Former Soviet States, USSR, Cold War, Yugoslavia, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, Europe
• Other Regional ResearchGo to Other Regional Research

RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and EnvironmentGo to RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment

JIE works with the public and private sector, across multiple disciplines to find solutions to complex policy problems.

• Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and CompensationGo to Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation
• Center for Corporate Ethics and GovernanceGo to Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance
• Center for Health and Safety in the WorkplaceGo to Center for Health and Safety in the Workplace
• Center on Quality PolicingGo to Center on Quality Policing
• Drug Policy Research CenterGo to Drug Policy Research Center
• Homeland Security and Defense CenterGo to Homeland Security and Defense Center
  border security, cyber threats, counterterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, emergency preparedness, community resilience, domestic intelligence
• Infrastructure Resilience and Environmental PolicyGo to Infrastructure Resilience and Environmental Policy
  climate change, water resources management, entrepreneurship and innovation, environmental regulation, hurricanes and flooding, alternative and renewable energy, fossil fuels and carbon capture, conservation and green building
• Institute for Civil JusticeGo to Institute for Civil Justice
  corporate ethics and governance, catastrophic risk management and compensation, alternative dispute resolution, asbestos litigation, class actions and mass torts, juries and verdicts, product liability

  Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Risk Management Solutions
• Justice PolicyGo to Justice Policy
  public safety, policing, criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, crime, gangs, and violence prevention, drug policy, occupational safety
• RAND Gulf States Policy InstituteGo to RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
• Science, Technology, and PolicyGo to Science, Technology, and Policy
• Water and Climate Resilience CenterGo to Water and Climate Resilience Center

RAND Labor and PopulationGo to RAND Labor and Population

Research and analysis to improve social and economic well-being around the world

• American Life PanelGo to American Life Panel
• Center for Chinese Aging StudiesGo to Center for Chinese Aging Studies
• Center for Disability ResearchGo to Center for Disability Research
  social security disability insurance, SSDI, disability benefits
• Center for Financial and Economic Decision MakingGo to Center for Financial and Economic Decision Making
  behavioral finance, financial literacy, retirement savings and security, investor protection, financial stability, financial services, personal wealth
• Center for Latin American Social PolicyGo to Center for Latin American Social Policy
  south america, mexico, central america, crime and drugs, rainforest, immigration, social security programs and pension reform
• Center for Research and Policy in International DevelopmentGo to Center for Research and Policy in International Development
  economic growth, developing countries, low-income countries
• Center for the Study of AgingGo to Center for the Study of Aging
  dementia, elderly, retirement, social security, health and retirement study HRS
• Displaced New Orleans Residents SurveyGo to Displaced New Orleans Residents Survey
• Family Life SurveysGo to Family Life Surveys
• Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood SurveyGo to Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey
• Multi Mode Interviewing CapabilityGo to Multi Mode Interviewing Capability
• Population Research CenterGo to Population Research Center
  demography, human capital investments, children and families, data collection
• RAND Summer InstituteGo to RAND Summer Institute

RAND National Security Research DivisionGo to RAND National Security Research Division

The RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD) conducts research and analysis for all national security sponsors other than the U.S. Air Force and the Army.

• Acquisition and Technology Policy CenterGo to Acquisition and Technology Policy Center
  ATP, national defense, Navy, Coast Guard, military technology, cyber, cyber-attach, cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber-defense, ballistic missile, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), information warfare, force modernization and employment, counterterrorism, joint force cooperation, force cooperation, counterinsurgency, insurgency, Australian Navy, Australian Air Force
• Forces and Resources Policy CenterGo to Forces and Resources Policy Center
  FRP, national defense, force management, force readiness, military health, invisible wounds, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), psychological health, treatment, medical / medicine, TRICARE, wounded warrior, active forces, active duty, reserve forces, Navy reserves, child care, veterans, veteran affairs, US Navy, U.S. Navy, joint operations, gender diversity, force deployment, Military Suicides
• Homeland Security and Defense CenterGo to Homeland Security and Defense Center
• Intelligence Policy CenterGo to Intelligence Policy Center
  IPC, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), National Security Agency (NSA), defense intelligence agency, internet privacy, data fusion, data synthesis, geospatial awareness, military technology, data analysis, threat identification, counterterrorism, counterinsurgency
• International Security and Defense Policy CenterGo to International Security and Defense Policy Center
  ISDP, counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, failed states, stabilization efforts, diplomatic solutions, political environment, arms proliferation and control, Weapons of Mass Destructions (WMD), nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, tactics, Air Travel, Airport Security, Airline Security, Air Transportation
• National Defense Research InstituteGo to National Defense Research Institute

RAND Project AIR FORCEGo to RAND Project AIR FORCE

Since its founding in 1946, PAF has remained the U.S. Air Force's only federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) concerned entirely with studies and analyses.

• Force Modernization and Employment ProgramGo to Force Modernization and Employment Program
  FMEP, defense, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force, risk assessment, force mobility, long range strike, cyber, cyber-attack, cyber attack, information warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), combat air forces, command and control, nuclear proliferation
• Manpower, Personnel, and Training ProgramGo to Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program
  MPT, workforce size and composition, recruiting, military recruiting, pay, promote, promotion, military career field, retention, active duty, active forces, air national guard, reserves, reserve component, reserve forces, military contractor, airman, airmen, deployment
• Resource Management ProgramGo to Resource Management Program
  RMP, DoD policies and practices, military logistics, force readiness, military privatization, privatized military, military contracting, national defense, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force, cost-estimating, military acquisition
• Strategy and Doctrine ProgramGo to Strategy and Doctrine Program
  SDR, defense strategy and planning, defense planning, regional analysis, security environment, space power, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force, joint operations, force development, strategic airlift, ballistic missile, missile defense

Multi-Division CentersGo to Multi-Division Centers

• Drug Policy Research CenterGo to Drug Policy Research Center
• Homeland Security and Defense CenterGo to Homeland Security and Defense Center

RAND Research DisciplinesGo to RAND Research Disciplines

• Arts and Letters
• Behavioral Sciences
• Business
• Computer Sciences
• RAND Economics GroupGo to RAND Economics Group
• Engineering
• RAND Information Sciences Group
• International Relations
• Law
• Life Sciences
• Mathematics
• Operations Research
• Physical Sciences
• Policy Analysis
• Political Science
• Social Sciences
• RAND Statistics GroupGo to RAND Statistics Group
• RAND Survey Research GroupGo to RAND Survey Research Group

Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School and Emerging Policy Research and Methods

• Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate SchoolGo to Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School
• Emerging Policy Research and Methods
• Pardee Center for Longer Range Global Policy and the Future Human ConditionGo to RAND Pardee Center

RAND Journal of EconomicsGo to RAND Journal of Economics