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Relevance of Policy Analysis: Needs for Design, Implementation and Packaging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Jerry R. Skees
Jerry R. Skees*
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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Abstract

This article challenges the traditional model of the economist as a humble technocrat who simply provides analysis given the preferences of policy decision-makers. Since decision-makers rarely reveal their preferences, it is important that the would-be policy research/analyst know the political economy and be willing to identify potential performance goals for society. Researchers who are willing to incur the transaction cost associated with becoming involved in useful policy research must learn to work within the imperfect policy process. Policy research that considers the importance of implementation and that acknowledges the institutions and the history will have the highest chance of being useful to policy-makers.

Keywords

ImplementationInstitutionsPolicy ResearchPolitical Economy
Type
Invited Papers and Discussions
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , July 1994 , pp. 43 - 52
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1994

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