Articles with "policy evaluation" as a keyword



A Policy Evaluation of the Direct Payment Scheme for Collective Stewardship of Common Property Resources in Japan

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Published in 2018 at "Ecological Economics"

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.05.029

Abstract: Abstract The extent to which Payments for Environmental/Ecosystem Services (PES) programs help to promote collective stewardship of common property resources (CPRs) has been gaining attention among scholars and practitioners. One of the main concerns related… read more here.

Keywords: collective stewardship; stewardship common; policy evaluation; common property ... See more keywords

Confidence intervals for policy evaluation in adaptive experiments

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Published in 2021 at "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America"

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2014602118

Abstract: Significance Randomized controlled trials are central to the scientific process, but they can be costly. For example, a clinical trial may assign patients to treatments that are detrimental to them. Adaptive experimental designs, such as… read more here.

Keywords: estimator; intervals policy; policy evaluation; evaluation adaptive ... See more keywords

Handbook of social policy evaluation

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Published in 2018 at "Local Government Studies"

DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2018.1529966

Abstract: out as a result of the extensive survey. The editors set out a summary in their introduction of the agreed strategy and terms for data analysis employed throughout the chapters of the book, in order… read more here.

Keywords: research; social policy; volume; local government ... See more keywords

Using the Capability Approach and Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Development Policy Evaluation

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Published in 2020 at "Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice"

DOI: 10.1080/13876988.2019.1699277

Abstract: Policy evaluation is interested in studying what works, for whom, and under which circumstances. That is, it is interested in outcomes and their causes. Analyzing the former involves particular cha... read more here.

Keywords: policy; capability approach; analysis; policy evaluation ... See more keywords

When theory meets practice in transformative innovation policy evaluation: experiences from Sweden

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Published in 2024 at "Research Evaluation"

DOI: 10.1093/reseval/rvae059

Abstract: Government policies increasingly focus on transformative innovation policy (TIP), as programmes are being reoriented towards addressing societal challenges and contributing to sustainability transitions. Evaluation practices need modification to keep up with this change. While a… read more here.

Keywords: innovation policy; innovation; practice; policy evaluation ... See more keywords
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Off-Policy Evaluation With Online Adaptation for Robot Exploration in Challenging Environments

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Published in 2022 at "IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters"

DOI: 10.1109/lra.2023.3271520

Abstract: Autonomous exploration has many important applications. However, classic information gain-based or frontier-based exploration only relies on the robot current state to determine the immediate exploration goal, which lacks the capability of predicting the value of… read more here.

Keywords: policy evaluation; robot; robot exploration; challenging environments ... See more keywords
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Policy Evaluation and Seeking for Multiagent Reinforcement Learning via Best Response

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Published in 2022 at "IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control"

DOI: 10.1109/tac.2021.3085171

Abstract: Multiagent policy evaluation and seeking are long-standing challenges in developing theories for multiagent reinforcement learning (MARL), due to multidimensional learning goals, nonstationary environment, and scalability issues in the joint policy space. This article introduces two… read more here.

Keywords: policy; policy evaluation; evaluation seeking; reinforcement learning ... See more keywords

Institutionalized Policy Evaluation within the Democratic System: Why? When? How?

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Published in 2025 at "Journal of Applied Philosophy"

DOI: 10.1111/japp.12796

Abstract: Philosophers have expressed concerns about elite capture at various stages of the democratic decision‐making process. However, there has been no sustained normative analysis of government‐driven feedback platforms that enable different actors to formulate recommendations for… read more here.

Keywords: evaluation within; feedback platforms; policy; policy evaluation ... See more keywords

Theories of Change in Rural Policy Evaluation

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Published in 2019 at "Sociologia Ruralis"

DOI: 10.1111/soru.12269

Abstract: Rural policy evaluation helps to understand the extent to which policies have met pre-defined objectives, achieve value for money and learn from implementation failures. However, there is increasing debate over the quality of policy evaluation… read more here.

Keywords: policy; rural policy; change rural; policy evaluation ... See more keywords

OP113 Seeking causal explanations in policy evaluation: an assessment of applying process tracing to the barbados sugar-sweetened beverage tax evaluation

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Published in 2019 at "Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health"

DOI: 10.1136/jech-2019-ssmabstracts.112

Abstract: Background Finding an association between a policy and an effect in an observational study is not enough to prove a causal relationship. Impact evaluations may be strengthened by developing an understanding of the causal explanation(s)… read more here.

Keywords: evaluation; test; process tracing; policy ... See more keywords

Can Artificial Intelligence Technology Help Achieving Good Governance: A Public Policy Evaluation Method Based on Artificial Neural Network

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Published in 2025 at "SAGE Open"

DOI: 10.1177/21582440251317833

Abstract: Addressing the challenge of accurately evaluating public policy performance in response to citizens’ diverse needs remains a significant issue in governance. Traditional methods of public policy evaluation often lack responsiveness and precision, hindering the ability… read more here.

Keywords: public policy; psychology; artificial neural; policy ... See more keywords