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Randall Wright - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a unified framework for monetary theory and Policy Analysis
Journal of Political Economy, 2005Co-Authors: Ricardo Lagos, Randall WrightAbstract:Search-theoretic models of monetary exchange are based on explicit descriptions of the frictions that make money essential. However, tractable versions of these models typically make strong assumptions that render them ill suited for monetary Policy Analysis. We propose a new framework, based on explicit micro foundations, within which macro Policy can be studied. The framework is analytically tractable and easily quantifiable. We calibrate the model to standard observations and use it to measure the cost of inflation. We find that going from 10 percent to 0 percent inflation is worth between 3 and 5 percent of consumption—much higher than previous estimates.
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a unified framework for monetary theory and Policy Analysis
2002Co-Authors: Ricardo Lagos, Randall WrightAbstract:Search-theoretic models of monetary exchange are based on explicit descriptions of the frictions that make money essential. However, tractable versions usually have strong assumptions that make them ill suited for discussing some Policy questions, especially those concerning changes in the money supply. Hence, most Policy Analysis uses reduced-form models. The authors propose a framework, designed to help bridge this gap, that is based explicitly on microeconomic frictions, but allows for interesting macroeconomic Policy analyses. At the same time, the model is analytically tractable and amenable to quantitative Analysis.
Glen E Randall - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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social determinants of health and health equity Policy research exploring the use misuse and nonuse of Policy Analysis theory
Social Science & Medicine, 2014Co-Authors: Mark Embrett, Glen E RandallAbstract:Despite a dramatic growth in SDH/HE (social determinants of health/health equity) public Policy research and demonstrated government interest in promoting equity in health policies, health inequities are actually growing among some populations and there is little evidence that "healthy public policies" are being adopted and implemented. Moreover, these issues are typically failing to even reach governments' Policy agendas, which is a critical step towards serious debate and the identification of Policy options. This systematic review pursues three main objectives. First, is to identify barriers to SDH/HE issues reaching the government Policy agenda. Second, to evaluate the characteristics of peer-reviewed research articles that utilize common Policy Analysis theories. And third, to determine the extent to which the SDH/HE literature utilizes common Policy Analysis theories. Our systematic review, conducted in June 2012, identified 6200 SDH/HE related articles in the peer-reviewed literature; however, only seven articles explicitly used a commonly recognized Policy Analysis theory to inform their Analysis. Our Analysis revealed that the SDH/HE Policy literature appears to be focused on advocacy rather than Analysis and that the use of Policy Analysis theory is extremely limited. Our results also suggest that when such theories are incorporated into an Analysis they are often not comprehensively employed. We propose explanations for this non-use and misuse of Policy Analysis theory, and conclude that researchers may have greater influence in helping to get SDH/HE issues onto government Policy agendas if they gain a greater understanding of the Policy process and the value of incorporating Policy Analysis theories into their research. Using a Policy Analysis lens to help identify why healthy public policies are typically not being adopted is an important step towards moving beyond advocacy to understanding and addressing some of the political barriers to reforms.
Annette Hastings - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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connecting linguistic structures and social practices a discursive approach to social Policy Analysis
Journal of Social Policy, 1998Co-Authors: Annette HastingsAbstract:There is an emerging interest within social and Policy studies in the potential connections between linguistic practices and broader social processes. It is, however, difficult to find examples of research which take a fully discursive approach to Policy Analysis. Such a discursive approach might focus on how the use of language in the Policy process is involved with social practices, such as the legitimisation of social relations or the construction of ‘knowledge’ of social reality. The article begins by exploring theoretical and methodological issues in relation to connecting micro aspects of language use, such as grammar and lexis, with the social construction of knowledge. It then uses discourse Analysis to explore how the linguistic resources of a key British urban Policy document, New Life for Urban Scotland , are involved with reproducing and sustaining a particular ‘knowledge’ or discourse about the causes of urban decline.
Lucy Gilson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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doing health Policy Analysis methodological and conceptual reflections and challenges
Health Policy and Planning, 2008Co-Authors: Gill Walt, Jeremy Shiffman, Helen Schneider, Susan F Murray, Ruairi Brugha, Lucy GilsonAbstract:The case for undertaking Policy Analysis has been made by a number of scholars and practitioners. However, there has been much less attention given to how to do Policy Analysis, what research designs, theories or methods best inform Policy Analysis. This paper begins by looking at the health Policy environment, and some of the challenges to researching this highly complex phenomenon. It focuses on research in middle and low income countries, drawing on some of the frameworks and theories, methodologies and designs that can be used in health Policy Analysis, giving examples from recent studies. The implications of case studies and of temporality in research design are explored. Attention is drawn to the roles of the Policy researcher and the importance of reflexivity and researcher positionality in the research process. The final section explores ways of advancing the field of health Policy Analysis with recommendations on theory, methodology and researcher reflexivity.
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reforming the health sector in developing countries the central role of Policy Analysis
Health Policy and Planning, 1994Co-Authors: Gill Walt, Lucy GilsonAbstract:Policy Analysis is an established discipline in the industrialized world, yet its application to developing countries has been limited. The health sector in particular appears to have been neglected. This is surprising because there is a well recognized crisis in health systems, and prescriptions abound of what health Policy reforms countries should introduce. However, little attention has been paid to how countries should carry out reforms, much less who is likely to favour or resist such policies. This paper argues that much health Policy wrongly focuses attention on the content of reform, and neglects the actors involved in Policy reform (at the international, national sub-national levels), the processes contingent on developing and implementing change and the context within which Policy is developed. Focus on Policy content diverts attention from understanding the processes which explain why desired Policy outcomes fail to emerge. The paper is organized in 4 sections. The first sets the scene, demonstrating how the shift from consensus to conflict in health Policy established the need for a greater emphasis on Policy Analysis. The second section explores what is meant by Policy Analysis. The third investigates what other disciplines have written that help to develop a framework of Analysis. And the final section suggests how Policy Analysis can be used not only to analyze the Policy process, but also to plan.
Mark Embrett - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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social determinants of health and health equity Policy research exploring the use misuse and nonuse of Policy Analysis theory
Social Science & Medicine, 2014Co-Authors: Mark Embrett, Glen E RandallAbstract:Despite a dramatic growth in SDH/HE (social determinants of health/health equity) public Policy research and demonstrated government interest in promoting equity in health policies, health inequities are actually growing among some populations and there is little evidence that "healthy public policies" are being adopted and implemented. Moreover, these issues are typically failing to even reach governments' Policy agendas, which is a critical step towards serious debate and the identification of Policy options. This systematic review pursues three main objectives. First, is to identify barriers to SDH/HE issues reaching the government Policy agenda. Second, to evaluate the characteristics of peer-reviewed research articles that utilize common Policy Analysis theories. And third, to determine the extent to which the SDH/HE literature utilizes common Policy Analysis theories. Our systematic review, conducted in June 2012, identified 6200 SDH/HE related articles in the peer-reviewed literature; however, only seven articles explicitly used a commonly recognized Policy Analysis theory to inform their Analysis. Our Analysis revealed that the SDH/HE Policy literature appears to be focused on advocacy rather than Analysis and that the use of Policy Analysis theory is extremely limited. Our results also suggest that when such theories are incorporated into an Analysis they are often not comprehensively employed. We propose explanations for this non-use and misuse of Policy Analysis theory, and conclude that researchers may have greater influence in helping to get SDH/HE issues onto government Policy agendas if they gain a greater understanding of the Policy process and the value of incorporating Policy Analysis theories into their research. Using a Policy Analysis lens to help identify why healthy public policies are typically not being adopted is an important step towards moving beyond advocacy to understanding and addressing some of the political barriers to reforms.
