Policy Evaluation

Policy evaluation is a systematic analytical process that assesses the extent to which implemented public policies achieve their stated objectives and determines their quality, effectiveness, impact, and costs.

5.6K

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384.2K

Citations

9.6K

Authors

2.6K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

1.2K

Variants

Program Evaluation

Parents

Public Policy

Children

Comparative Policy AnalysisDistributional AnalysisEquity AnalysisEvaluation DesignExperimental EvaluationImpact EvaluationImplementation EvaluationLogic ModelsMixed-methods EvaluationNeeds Assessment

Publications

5.6K

SOME PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING

Marco Caliendo, Sabine Kopeinig · Journal of Economic Surveys · 2008 · 6.2K citations

Public Health, Biostatistics, Causal Inference +16

Econometric policy evaluation: A critique

Robert E. Lucas · Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy · 1976 · 5.6K citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Public Policy +9

Qualitative Evaluation Methods

David S. Cordray, Michael Quinn Patton · Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis · 1981 · 4.2K citations

Public Affairs, Educational Assessment, Formative Assessment +11

Systematic reviews in the social sciences: a practical guide

Choice Reviews Online · 2006 · 4.1K citations

Public Affairs, Public Policy, Policy Analysis +11

Studying public policy: policy cycles and policy subsystems

Choice Reviews Online · 1996 · 2.5K citations

Public Affairs, Public Administration, Public Policy +15

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Authors

9.6K

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Michael Howlett
Simon Fraser University, Canada
73 publications · 9K citations
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Eleanor Chelimsky
United States Government Accountability Office, United States
19 publications · 820 citations
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Andrew Jordan
University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
17 publications · 2K citations
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Michael Quinn Patton
Union Institute & University, United States
19 publications · 7.6K citations
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Paul Cairney
University of Stirling, United Kingdom
14 publications · 1.7K citations
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Evaluation
234 publications · 12.9K citations
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American Journal of Evaluation
AJE · 143 publications · 7.5K citations
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Policy Studies Journal
PSJ · 67 publications · 6.8K citations
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Public Administration Review
PAR · 80 publications · 12.9K citations
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Policy Sciences
78 publications · 6K citations
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See also Policy Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria	Policy Coherence Effectiveness Research Efficiency Equity In Law Sustainability Science Policy Feasibility Internal Consistency
Core Methods	Social Network Analysis Comparative Policy Analysis Expert Judgment Delphi Studies Analytic Hierarchy Process Backpropagation Multiattribute Value Theory Advocacy Coalition Formation Thematic Coding Stakeholder Mapping
Evaluation Stages	Formative Evaluation Summative Evaluation Process Evaluation
Data Sources	Randomized Controlled Trials
Use of Findings	Accountability Policy Learning Performance Management Evidence Informed Policy Organizational Learning Serious Games