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Teaching public policy analysis: Lessons from the field

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Understanding how to make the world a better place requires interdisciplinary knowledge. Public policy analysis helps policymakers arrive at informed policy decisions. The policy analysis process involves public problem definition and data collection, stakeholder identification, a rationale for government involvement, evaluation criteria, identification and analysis of policy alternatives, and a recommendation. Economics informs not only the identification of market failures but also how we think about public problems, evaluate relevant research, identify policy alternatives, weigh objective criteria (costs, benefits, equity), and select optimal solutions. Students of policy analysis gain experience through in-class examples of contemporary topics and an iterative policy paper, where each student selects a public problem, conducts research, and writes an analysis. Students become effective consumers and beginning producers of policy analysis.

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  • Christine Piette Durrance, 2022. "Teaching public policy analysis: Lessons from the field," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(2), pages 143-149, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jeduce:v:53:y:2022:i:2:p:143-149
    DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2022.2038327
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