Recent Developments in Public Policy Research

This lecture is part of a UC Davis hybrid course on poverty and public policy taking place in 2016. The course is led by Professor of Economics Ann Huff Stevens, who is also Director of the Center for Poverty Research. #povertyresearch.

When the United States government collects data, how is it used, and who can use it? Diane Schanzenbach and Michael Strain explain how social scientists use public data to inform policy proposals and test the outcomes of existing laws. AEI & Hamilton Project report – The Vital Role of Government-Collected Data: https://goo.gl/UOfB0m Michael Strain is Director of Economic Policy Studies and Resident Scholar at Ame....

This video provides an overview of the three major areas of inquiry within the study of public policy — policy analysis, policy process, and policy evaluation — and shows how they fit together to help an analyst address policy problems. 0:00 Introduction 1:13 Three Major Areas of Policy Studies 2:58 Policy Analysis 7:34 Policy Process 11:34 Policy Evaluation 15:41 Summary and Conclusion This video was developed....