What are the similarities and differences between RAND and academia?
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Similiarites between RAND and academia
- Use same theoretical frameworks to help explain and predict human behavior
- Use same methodologies and techniques to collect and analyze data
- Projects can be investigator-initiated
- Publish in many of the same journals
- Funding by many of the same agencies
Differences between RAND and academia
- Multidisciplinary research is required
- Research teams are supported by specialized resources (see above)
- Broad dissemination of research findings
- Focused on practical implications of research
- Frequent development of research proposals
- No teaching requirement at RAND but opportunity to teach at RAND Graduate School
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