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The Demand for Evaluation from a Public Choice Perspective

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From the perspective of Public Choice Theory it is highlighted which motives exists for the persons in charge to commission the evaluation of political programs. It is questioned in what differences to noncommissioned evaluations these motives could result. The hypotheses are presented that commissioned evaluations are less theoretically ambitious and that the result will be more friendly on the program than evaluations that are carried out by scientists due to own interests. These hypotheses are tested for evaluations of structural policy in Germany between 1990 and 2000. It shows that commissioned evaluations are not less ambitious, but, on average, are much more in favour of the evaluated program than non-commissioned evaluations. As a conclusion it is recommended to put evaluations in different hands from that of the office in charge, for example to the courts of audit. Aus Perspektive der Public Choice Theorie wird die Fragestellung beleuchtet, welche Motive es für die Verantwortlichen geben kann, politische Programme evaluieren zu lassen, und welche Unterschiede zu nicht beauftragten Evaluationen daraus resultieren könnten. Es werden die Hypothesen aufgestellt, dass vom Verantwortlichen in Auftrag gegebene Evaluationen erstens theoretisch weniger anspruchsvoll sind und zweitens vom Ergebnis besser ausfallen als Evaluationen, die Wissenschaftler aus eigenem Antrieb ausführen. Am Beispiel der Evaluationen von Strukturpolitik in Deutschland im Zeitraum 1990-2000 werden diese Hypothesen überprüft. Es zeigt sich, dass in Auftrag gegebene Evaluationen zwar nicht weniger anspruchsvoll sind, aber im Durchschnitt ein deutlich besseres Ergebnis des zu evaluierenden Programmes konstatieren als andere Evaluationen. Als Fazit wird empfohlen, die Evaluation politischer Programme in andere Hände zu legen als das Programm selbst, z. B. in die der Rechnungshöfe.

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  • Stefan Mann, 2000. "The Demand for Evaluation from a Public Choice Perspective," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 69(3), pages 371-378.
  • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwvjh:69-30-4
    DOI: 10.3790/vjh.69.3.371
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