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What Difference does a Policy Brief Make?
Article / Working Paper, Academic/Think Tank3ie and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), in collaboration with Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), explored the effectiveness of a policy brief for influencing readers’ beliefs and prompting them to act. A multi-armed randomised control design was used to find answers to three research questions: do policy briefs influence readers? does the presence of an op-ed...
Measurement, Research and Inclusion in Public Policy of Subjective Wellbeing: Latin America.
Book, Academic/Think TankEarly in 2012, the Initiative called together a group of renowned Latin American researchers in the field of subjective wellbeing at the facilities of the Scientific and Technological Consultative Forum in Mexico City with the objective of forming a Commission to address the issues of measurement, research and inclusion in public policy in Latin America of the subjective wellbeing approach and...
Measuring Democracy and Democratic Governance in a Post-2015 Development Framework
Article / Working Paper, Democracy, GAP, Governance and MDGThis discussion paper aims to outline some of the major factors to consider should it be decided that global goal(s) covering democratic governance are included in a post-2015 framework. In contrast to the existing MDGs, which are focused on socio-economic development indicators, democratic governance is not easy to measure because it means different things to different people, because it is...
Policy Impact Toolkit
Web Resource, Academic/Think TankEvidence from evaluations is a vital ingredient for policy and programme decision making. However, ensuring evaluations are used by the right people in the right way for the right purposes is not straightforward at all. Researchers need to go beyond just making evidence available and instead they need to take on a broader role of engaging with decision makers throughout the research process to...
Public sector transparency and countries’ environmental performance: A nonparametric analysis
Article / Working Paper, Academic/Think TankBased on the theoretical background of the link between countries’ transparency and environmental policy our paper provides empirical evidence for a sample of 68 countries for the time period of 2001-2010. By assuming that countries’ transparency levels shape their environmental policy which reflects upon their environmental performance levels, we develop an empirical model for investigating such...
Desk Review of Policy and Planning Indicators in Early Childhood
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Other UN AgencyTo contribute to the HECDI and also assist countries to consider their options regarding policy indicators for early childhood development (ECD), this study identified ECD indicators in 51 ECD policies and strategic plans found in 39 countries.
Study Report on Corporate Governance in Bangladesh: How Best to Institutionalize it, Critical Practices and Procedures
Report, Academic/Think TankThis study examines the state of corporate governance (CG) in Bangladesh. Since the early 1990s, CG has been receiving increasing attention from regulatory bodies and practitioners worldwide. Corporate sectors are still in its initial stage; nevertheless awareness of the importance of CG is growing. Bangladesh's small size and lack of natural resources have...