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Relevance Of Policy Analysis: Needs For Design, Implementation And Packaging

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This article challenges the traditional model of the economist as a humble technocrat who simply provides analysis given the preferences of policy decision-makers. Since decision-makers rarely reveal their preferences, it is important that the would-be policy research/analyst know the political economy and be willing to identify potential performance goals for society. Researchers who are willing to incur the transaction cost associated with becoming involved in useful policy research must learn to work within the imperfect policy process. Policy research that considers the importance of implementation and that acknowledges the institutions and the history will have the highest chance of being useful to policy-makers.

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  • Skees, Jerry R., 1994. "Relevance Of Policy Analysis: Needs For Design, Implementation And Packaging," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 26(1), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:joaaec:15440
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.15440
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    1. Jerry R. Skees, 1992. "The New Political Economy of Agricultural and Rural Research: Implications for Institutional Change," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 74(5), pages 1241-1248.
    2. Alan Randall, 1974. "Information, Power and Academic Responsibility," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 56(2), pages 227-234.
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    1. Dicks, Michael R., 1996. "Regional Adjustment Costs: A Failure Of National Analysis," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 28(1), pages 1-11, July.

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