Through analysis of alternative courses of action and their effects on probability distributions estimated for performance, schedule, and cost, acquisition decisionmakers can understand the implications of certain risk-mitigating actions. They can examine technology, schedule, and cost trades between or within individual systems.

Developing a Methodology for Risk-Informed Trade-Space Analysis in Acquisition

Business & Money

Sánchez, Ricardo

Kallimani, James G.

Bond, Craig A.

Mayer, Lauren A.

McMahon, Michael E.

Economics

RAND Corporation

Identifies drivers of opium poppy cultivation in southern Afghanistan and assesses effects of programs to promote rural development, eradicate opium poppies, or otherwise create incentives for farmers to cultivate less opium poppy.

Reducing the Cultivation of Opium Poppies in Southern Afghanistan (National Security Research Division)

Oliker, Olga

Chandler, Nathan

Crane, Keith

Greenfield, Victoria A.

Luoto, Jill E.

This report presents findings on the economic activity supported by total Army spending in each of the 435 congressional districts for fiscal years 2012–2014. Using input/output models, researchers estimated that in FY 2014, the Army directly spent approximately $121 million in the median congressional district (in 2012 dollars), translating into about 4,200 jobs and contributing to $375 million of economic output.

The Army's Local Economic Effects

Camm, Frank

Ng, Paul

Lachman, Beth E.

Sutera, Cole

Mele, Judith D.

Klimas, Joshua

Smith, Meagan

Skeels, Christopher

Schnaubelt, Christopher M.

McDonald, Laurie L.

This appendix to The Army’s Local Economic Effects provides descriptions of the overall economic effects for each state, details by fiscal year from 2012–2014, and a parsing of the data by congressional district for Alabama through Minnesota.

The Army's Local Economic Effects: Appendix B: Alabama Through Minnesota (Volume 1)

<p>This appendix to The Army’s Local Economic Effects provides descriptions of the overall economic effects for each state, details by fiscal year from 2012–2014, and a parsing of the data by congressional district for Mississippi through Wyoming.</p>

The Army's Local Economic Effects: Appendix B: Mississippi Through Wyoming (Volume 2)

The RAND Corporation and the Rockefeller Foundation formed a partnership to develop a modeling framework that can be used to estimate the net benefits of a resilience project. We call the framework the Resilience Dividend Valuation Model (RDVM). This report discusses the motivation for the RDVM, describes how we developed it, and offers a set of case studies to demonstrate how the RDVM can be applied across diverse settings.

Resilience Dividend Valuation Model: Framework Development and Initial Case Studies

Politics & Social Sciences

Chandra, Anita

Burger, Nicholas

Strong, Aaron

Weilant, Sarah

Saya, Uzaib

Social Sciences

Guide to the Resilience Dividend Valuation Model

UNKNO

Controlling Marketing: Marketing Success Through Marketing Controls

Management & Leadership

Foundation of the Amer College

<p>This update of a previous report provides findings on economic activity supported by total Army spending in congressional districts for fiscal years 2014 through 2017. Using input/output models, researchers estimated that the Army directly spent approximately $80.1 million in the median congressional district and $1.3 billion in the median state in fiscal year 2017, translating into approximately 3,800 jobs per district and 48,000 jobs per state.</p>

LAWRENCE, ANTHONY

Mendelsohn, Joshua

Panis, Christina

Smith, Meagan L.

Supporting a 21st Century Workforce in Puerto Rico: Challenges and Options for Improving Puerto Rico’s Workforce System Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017

Andrew, Megan

Gonzalez, Gabriella

Edwards, Kathryn

Zaber, Melanie

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Bond, Craig A.. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Bond, Craig A.