Providing Policy Makers with Timely Advice : The Timeliness-Rigor Trade-off (English)

Policy makers bemoan the lack of research findings to guide urgent decisions, whereas researchers’ professional code puts rigor first. This article argues that provisional assessments, produced early in the research cycle, can bridge the gap. Numerous case studies point to the importance of early interaction with policy makers and the delivery of brief, policy-focused papers; but preliminary analyses may be flawed and so increase the chances of a...

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Bell,Clive L.G.;

Squire,Lyn;
Document Date
2017/01/01
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
140523
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2019/08/12
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Disclosed
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Providing Policy Makers with Timely Advice : The Timeliness-Rigor Trade-off
Keywords
overseas development institute

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Bell,Clive L.G.; Squire,Lyn.

Providing Policy Makers with Timely Advice : The Timeliness-Rigor Trade-off (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/849431565614783985

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