Evidence on public policy: Methodological issues, political issues and examples

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 28-40

  Attanasio, Orazio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

causal models; controlled experiments; counterfactuals; identification; policy evaluation; structural models; welfare policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSAL MODELS; CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS; COUNTERFACTUALS; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; IDENTIFICATION; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; POLICY EVALUATION; POLITICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STRUCTURAL MODELS; WELFARE POLICY;

CAUSAL MODELS; CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS; COUNTERFACTUALS; IDENTIFICATION; POLICY EVALUATION; STRUCTURAL MODELS; WELFARE POLICY;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84894412532     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494813516717     Document Type: Article

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