Technical Reports

Jan 13, 2015

Developing and Testing Informed-Consent Methods in a Study of the Elderly in Mexico

This report documents a culturally sensitive process developed to obtain informed consent from elderly human research subjects in Yucatan while observing U.S. and Mexican norms and regulations for conducting such research.

Emma Aguila, Maria Dolores Cervera, Homero Martinez, Beverly A. Weidmer
Jul 1, 2014

Geographic Targeting in Urban Areas: A Social-Welfare Program for Older People in Mexico

This report compares results of a social-gap index and those of other tools used to target social-welfare programs in Mexico. It also assesses the feasibility of targeting delivery of noncontributory pensions for older people who live in urban areas.

Emma Aguila, Arie Kapteyn, Nelly Josefina Mejia Gonzalez, Rosalba Robles, Oscar Vargas, Beverly A. Weidmer
May 13, 2014

Programa de Pensiones No Contributivas para Adultos Mayores en Yucatán, México: Diseño, Implementación y Evaluación del Programa en Valladolid

This report describes Yucatan's efforts to design, implement, and evaluate a program to provide cash benefits to the elderly to improve their well-being. It describes the program, its design and implementation, and the first evaluation in Valladolid.

Emma Aguila, Arie Kapteyn, Rosalba Robles, Oscar Vargas, Beverly A. Weidmer
May 13, 2014

Programa de Pensiones No Contributivas para Adultos Mayores en Yucatán, México: Diseño, Implementación y Evaluación del Programa en Mérida

This report describes Yucatan's efforts to design, implement, and evaluate a program to provide cash benefits to the elderly to improve their well-being. It describes the program, its design and implementation, and the evaluation in Merida.

Emma Aguila, Abril Borges, Arie Kapteyn, Rosalba Robles, Beverly A. Weidmer
May 6, 2014

Distributing Noncontributory Pension Benefits by Debit Card in Mexico: A Pilot Test

This report describes a pilot test of debit-card disbursal of pensions in Yucatan, Mexico, and explores the results from several surveys of the pilot group.

Emma Aguila, Abril Borges, Ashley Pierson, Rosalba Robles, Jose Eduardo Del Torno, Beverly A. Weidmer
May 6, 2014

Mortality Expectations of Older Mexicans: Development and Testing of Survey Measures

Low literacy, language barriers, and cultural biases can hinder respondents' ability to answer mortality-expectation questions. Researchers experimented with new ways of asking these questions and report here what they learned.

Emma Aguila, Abril Borges, Cielo Margot Castillejos, Ashley Pierson, Beverly A. Weidmer
Apr 7, 2014

A Noncontributory Pension Program for Older Persons in Yucatan, Mexico: Implementing and Designing the Evaluation of the Program in Valladolid

This report describes Yucatan's efforts to design, implement, and evaluate a program to provide cash benefits to the elderly to improve their well-being. It describes the program, its design and implementation, and the first evaluation in Valladolid.

Emma Aguila, Arie Kapteyn, Rosalba Robles, Oscar Vargas, Beverly A. Weidmer
Apr 7, 2014

A Noncontributory Pension Program for Older Persons in Yucatan, Mexico: Implementing and Designing the Evaluation of the Program in Merida

This report describes Yucatan's efforts to design, implement, and evaluate a program to provide cash benefits to the elderly to improve their well-being. It describes the program, its design and implementation, and the evaluation in Merida.

Emma Aguila, Abril Borges, Arie Kapteyn, Rosalba Robles, Beverly A. Weidmer
Nov 1, 2013

Employing Land-Based Anti-Ship Missiles in the Western Pacific

This report illustrates the potential strategic advantages for the United States of a land-based anti-ship missile capability that could be deployed to the Western Pacific in the event of a conflict with China.

Terrence K. Kelly, Anthony Atler, Todd Nichols, Lloyd Thrall
Sep 6, 2013

An Evolutionary Model of Industry Transformation and the Political Sustainability of Emission Control Policies

To compare the long-term sustainability of alternative carbon emission reduction policies, an agent-based simulation explores the co-evolution of an industry sector, its technology base, and political coalitions that influence government policy.

Steven C. Isley, Robert J. Lempert, Steven W. Popper, Raffaele Vardavas
Aug 1, 2013

Ensuring Language Capability in the Intelligence Community: What Factors Affect the Best Mix of Military, Civilians, and Contractors?

Draws on interviews, academic literature, and an exploratory quantitative analysis to identify factors that affect the cost-effectiveness of military, government, and contractor personnel in providing language capability in the intelligence community.

Beth J. Asch, John D. Winkler
Jul 31, 2013

Sustaining the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Mission

This report proposes a double-layered framework for efficiently integrating and managing the sustainment activities of the U.S. Air Force nuclear enterprise in the face of reduced funding and a smaller force structure.

Don Snyder, Sarah A. Nowak, Mahyar A. Amouzegar, Julie Kim, Richard Mesic

Technical Reports

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Developing and Testing Informed-Consent Methods in a Study of the Elderly in Mexico

Geographic Targeting in Urban Areas: A Social-Welfare Program for Older People in Mexico

Programa de Pensiones No Contributivas para Adultos Mayores en Yucatán, México: Diseño, Implementación y Evaluación del Programa en Valladolid

Programa de Pensiones No Contributivas para Adultos Mayores en Yucatán, México: Diseño, Implementación y Evaluación del Programa en Mérida

Distributing Noncontributory Pension Benefits by Debit Card in Mexico: A Pilot Test

Mortality Expectations of Older Mexicans: Development and Testing of Survey Measures

A Noncontributory Pension Program for Older Persons in Yucatan, Mexico: Implementing and Designing the Evaluation of the Program in Valladolid

A Noncontributory Pension Program for Older Persons in Yucatan, Mexico: Implementing and Designing the Evaluation of the Program in Merida

Employing Land-Based Anti-Ship Missiles in the Western Pacific

An Evolutionary Model of Industry Transformation and the Political Sustainability of Emission Control Policies

Ensuring Language Capability in the Intelligence Community: What Factors Affect the Best Mix of Military, Civilians, and Contractors?

Sustaining the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Mission

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Developing and Testing Informed-Consent Methods in a Study of the Elderly in Mexico

Geographic Targeting in Urban Areas: A Social-Welfare Program for Older People in Mexico

Programa de Pensiones No Contributivas para Adultos Mayores en Yucatán, México: Diseño, Implementación y Evaluación del Programa en Valladolid

Programa de Pensiones No Contributivas para Adultos Mayores en Yucatán, México: Diseño, Implementación y Evaluación del Programa en Mérida

Distributing Noncontributory Pension Benefits by Debit Card in Mexico: A Pilot Test

Mortality Expectations of Older Mexicans: Development and Testing of Survey Measures

A Noncontributory Pension Program for Older Persons in Yucatan, Mexico: Implementing and Designing the Evaluation of the Program in Valladolid

A Noncontributory Pension Program for Older Persons in Yucatan, Mexico: Implementing and Designing the Evaluation of the Program in Merida

Employing Land-Based Anti-Ship Missiles in the Western Pacific

An Evolutionary Model of Industry Transformation and the Political Sustainability of Emission Control Policies

Ensuring Language Capability in the Intelligence Community: What Factors Affect the Best Mix of Military, Civilians, and Contractors?

Sustaining the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Mission

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