MAPP501 - WEEK 7 - WEEKLY READING NOTES

MAPP501: Week 7 – Policy
Analysis
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,Empirical Innovations in Policy Analysis...........................................................5
1. Random Assignment in Policy Analysis.....................................................5
2. Innovations in Data for Policy Analysis.....................................................5
a. Administrative Data...............................................................................5
b. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)..................................................6
c. Big Data..................................................................................................6
3. Future Directions......................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................7
APA Citation.....................................................................................................7
Trends and Innovations in Public Policy Analysis.............................................8
Overview.......................................................................................................8
1. The Move Toward Social Experimentation................................................8
2. Innovations in Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA)...............................................9
a. Meta-Analysis.........................................................................................9
b. Monte Carlo Simulation..........................................................................9
3. Institutional Support for Policy Analysis..................................................10
Key Institutions:.......................................................................................10
1. Congressional Budget Office (CBO):..................................................10
2. Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP):.......................10
3. MacArthur Foundation:......................................................................10
Impact:.....................................................................................................10
Conclusion...................................................................................................10
APA Citation................................................................................................11
Key Policy Analysis Questions........................................................................12
I. Framing Questions...................................................................................12
II. Public Health Impact...............................................................................12
III. Feasibility...............................................................................................13
A. Political Feasibility...............................................................................13
B. Operational Feasibility.........................................................................13
IV. Economic and Budgetary Impact...........................................................14


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, A. Budgetary Impact................................................................................14
B. Economic Impact.................................................................................14
Conclusion...................................................................................................14
APA Citation................................................................................................15
How Can Leaders’ Perceptions Guide Policy Analysis in an Era of
Governance?..................................................................................................16
I. Overview & Purpose.................................................................................16
II. Theoretical Framework...........................................................................16
1. Leaders' Perceptions in the Policy Process...........................................16
2. Governance and Complexity................................................................16
III. Research Design....................................................................................17
1. Methodology........................................................................................17
2. Key Variables.......................................................................................17
IV. Hypotheses Tested................................................................................17
V. Key Findings...........................................................................................17
1. Sectoral Differences.............................................................................17
2. Correlations Between Cause and Policy Preference.............................18
3. Regression Analysis Highlights............................................................18
VI. Implications for Policy Analysis..............................................................18
1. Practical Uses of Perceptions Analysis.................................................18
2. Advocacy Coalitions.............................................................................18
3. Importance of Causal Perceptions........................................................18
VII. Conclusion.............................................................................................19
APA Citation................................................................................................19
A Framework for Analyzing Public Policies.....................................................20
Purpose and Context...................................................................................20
Definition of Public Policy............................................................................20
Use Cases for Policy Analysis......................................................................20
Six Analytical Dimensions...........................................................................20
Effects:.....................................................................................................20
Logic Model.................................................................................................21

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