Extends the capability of the dynamic retention model, which supports decisionmaking about workforce management policy, to allow simulations of the effects of alternative policies both in the steady state and…

Using the Dynamic Retention Model, this report evaluates the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission’s proposed reforms to military compensation and retirement, especially their ability to sustain the current force…

In a multimethod analysis, RAND researchers assess whether the military should continue using its 40-year pay table to retain experienced personnel or whether such retention could be equally achieved with…

RAND researchers compared military and civilian pay for 2016, following up on comparisons for 2009 and 1999, and assessed how recruit quality changed as military pay rose relative to civilian…

The authors develop and estimate a stochastic dynamic programming model to analyze the relationship between compensation, including retirement benefits, and retention over the career of Chicago public school teachers.

Although training is necessary to ensure the continual productivity of the U.S. Department of Defense civilian cyber workforce, simulations indicate that training without consideration of external pay opportunities could adversely…

In this report, the authors evaluate four hypothetical alternative U.S. Department of Defense disability compensation approaches that would support a simpler disability evaluation process by reducing reliance on disability ratings.