Search Results - subject:"Evidence‐based policy"

Dopady změn daně z přidané hodnoty na reálné příjmy domácností

Dušek, Libor; Janský, Petr - In: Politická ekonomie : teorie, modelování, aplikace 60 (2012) 3, pp. 309-329

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Linking public issues with private troubles : panel studies in developing countries

Harpham, Trudy; Huttly, Sharon; WIlson, Ian; de Wet, Thea - 2002

In the developed world the importance of evidence-based policy is increasingly recognised. Panel studies – a long …

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Développement durable et contribution de la méthode EBP en sciences sociales : une ébauche.

Légé, Philippe; Tinel, Bruno - Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 … - 2010

-biosoc research project of which we present a few aspects on the use of scientific knowledge through "Evidence Based Policy" method …

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Evidence‐based policy: where is our theory of evidence?

Cartwright, Nancy; Goldfinch, Andrew; Howick, Jeremy - In: Journal of Children's Services 4 (2010) 4, pp. 6-14

This article critically analyses the concept of evidence in evidence‐based policy, arguing that there is a key problem … evidence‐based policy. It argues that both fail in different ways to provide a theory of evidence that is adequate for evidence‐based …: there is no existing practicable theory of evidence, one which is philosophically‐grounded and yet applicable for evidence‐based …

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"It's not true": learning to learn from rejection

Southwell, Mirjam; Thomas, Will - In: International Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and … 2 (2010) 4, pp. 373-384

This paper explores the experience of two academics commissioned, by a public body engaged in policy formulation, to carry out research to inform the policy process. During the presentation of qualitative data to the public body, one representative exclaimed "it's not true!" The report was...

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The role of strategic health impact assessment in sustainable development

Joffe, Michael - In: International Journal of Green Economics 4 (2010) 1, pp. 1-16

Health is one of the main ways of judging effects on humans and is a component of the three overlapping dimensions of sustainable development: environmental, social and economic. Yet, the assessment of health impacts has been neglected as a way of arguing for the importance of policies to foster...

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Why should we care about evidence-based policy?

Laurent, Catherine; Baudry, Jacques; Berrier-Solliec, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

concept of "evidence-based policy” (EBP). In the Francophone world, with the exception of the medical sector, these approaches …

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Food additives and children's behaviour: evidence‐based policy at the margins of certainty

Stevenson, Jim - In: Journal of Children's Services 4 (2009) 2, pp. 4-13

The possible effects of food additives (specifically artificial colours) have been debated for over 30 years. The evidence accumulated suggests that for some children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) food colours exacerbate their condition. Two studies undertaken by a...

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Reform that! Greece’s failing reform technology: beyond ‘vested interests’ and ‘political exchange’

Monastiriotis, Vassilis; Antoniades, Andreas - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

Despite significant progress in its path towards Europeanisation over the last two decades, Greece’s reform record remains highly problematic. Persistent reform failures and a continuum of half-way reforms have characterised much of the country’s recent history. In this paper we depart form...

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FoolWatch: A Case study of econometric analysis and evidenced-based-policy making in the Australian Government

Harding, Don - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

The decision to introduce a national FuelWatch scheme provides a timely case study of `evidence-based- policy' making … `evidence based policy' making in the United Kingdom (UK) raises doubts about such claims. The UK experience led to the term … evidence or overstatement of the conclusions that can be supported by the data. This ultimately corrupts the evidence-based-policy …

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