A New Explanatory Model for Policy Analysis and Evaluation

Marije Schouwstra () and Michael Ellman
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Marije Schouwstra: Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam

No 06-063/2, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: This model of policy evaluation has been developed to identify factors that cause policy outcomes to diverge from the intended results. In this model the explanatory factors may be inherent to the conceptual and institutional framework to which policy makers adhere, or they may be ‘real world’ factors such as badly-defined performance indicators or cyclical economic problems. This model can be used by scholars for analyzing and evaluating government policies and the policies of international organizations and by policy makers to improve their policies. The model can also be used for cross-country comparisons to establish why a certain policy works in one country or situation and why it does not work in another country or situation.

Keywords: model; of; policy; analysis; model; of; policy; evaluation; public; policy; international; financial; institutions; evaluation; international; organizations; cross; country; comparison; policy; analysis; conceptual; framework; institutional; framework; normative; formal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E61 F35 F37 F53 G38 H43 H83 O19 O21 O22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-07-13
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