Using behavioural experiments to pre-test policy

Bericht

Good policy development requires the conviction and courage to know when to push through and when to admit uncertainty. This paper argues that policy can be improved when uncertainty is admitted and paired with rigorous scientific methodology. We use international and Irish examples to show how experimental behavioural research is a powerful but underused tool that policymakers can use to reduce uncertainty and add a scientific foundation to the policymaking process.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Budget Perspectives ; No. 2019/2

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Lunn, Pete ; Robertson, Deirdre
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
• (where): Dublin
• (when): 2018

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.26504/bp201902
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/197499
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET