View Of Public Policy Research Articles

Media Slant and Public Policy Views

We study how exposure to partisan news channels (i.e., Fox News vs. MSNBC) affects individual views on four policy issues — climate change, gun rights, abortion, and immigration. First, using GPT to annotate news transcripts, we document large differences in the way the two networks cover these issues. Second, exploiting exogenous variation in viewership due to channels' positions in cable lineups, we show that exposure to Fox News (MSNBC) is associated with more conservative (progressive) views, even when controlling for self-reported ideology and party affiliation. Our findings indicate that partisan media contribute to the rise of political polarization in the US.

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DURABILITY OF OPERATIONS FINANCED UNDER THE CAP IN THE OPINION OF AGRICULTURAL ADVISORS

The durability of operations is an important category from the point of view of public policies, including the Common Agricultural policy (CAP). The main objective of the article is to identify and assess factors affecting the durability of CAP financial operations on the example of measure 4.1. “Modernization of farms” based on the opinions of experts – advisors of agricultural advisory centers (ODR). We used primary data from expert surveys amongst agricultural counsellors: CAWI technique was employed. Diversification of production at farm-level, employment outside the farm and running non-agricultural activities should be assessed as key internal factors having a beneficial impact on the durability of the investment. The significant internal factors that were considered to have a strongly unfavorable impact on the durability of investments projects are those related to the insufficient level of capital and land held. Specialization in milk production, then pig production had a beneficial effect on durability of operations. Strengthening the quality of human capital in rural areas, including farm management should be recommended. This includes strengthening their flexibility and resilience, for example through diversification.

Culture of peace and environmental governance as public and inter-institutional policies as a paradigm shift in higher education institutions

The issue of peace is constantly being discussed, as an effective instrument within a society, to respond to the differentevents or conflicts that arise both at the regional or local, state, national, and even international levels; but seldom, it hasbeen specified in terms of the discourse and analysis that it intends to account for in order to be able to implement it andin its ultimate purpose, to achieve it; This is done through the creation of a set of public, private and social policies andstrategies that achieve this goal. Therefore, in this document, the essential dimensions of Governance and SustainableDevelopment will be addressed, with a specific focus on environmental and ecological topics, through the systematicstudy of the main global and national normative systems to achieve the objectives of the Formative and Integral Cultureof Peace. From the point of view of public policies, since the government entity is the one legitimized to take actionsaimed at solving common problems of its inhabitants, and whose incidence is reflected in the design of educationalpolicies and institutions, it is transversal in the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

DEVELOPING CREDIBLE GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP: INDONESIAN PUBLIC POLICY VIEWS

The Trusted Government Leadership Model: Public Policy Perspectives in Indonesia is the subject of this study's description and analysis. This paper is based on several ideas and earlier research findings that illustrate the dynamics and issues with government leadership specific to regional heads of state. A literature review, including a conceptual analysis of textbooks and earlier research findings pertinent to this study, is the methodology employed. The results demonstrated that competence, goodness, integrity, and policy are the four (four) factors that impact a trustworthy government leadership model. Government leaders must possess the following qualities: (1) competence, which includes knowledge, skills, personality, and managerial abilities; (2) kindness and compassion; (3) integrity, which includes ethics and adherence to the law; and (4) policy, which consists of ten main principles, including the following: (a) public interest; (b) planning; (c) qualified; (d) management; (e) morality; (f) integrated; (g) impact; (h) honour; (i) glorify; and (j) learning.

Government Policy Regarding Education in Indonesia: Analysis of Competence-Based Curriculum, Educational Unit Level Curriculum, and Curriculum 2013

The curriculum is a government policy in the field of education determined by the government. The curriculum has continued to change according to the times and advances in science and technology. This study uses a qualitative method by producing descriptive data as an observable social reality, namely the educational curriculum. The social reality is then analyzed using public policy theory. This article concludes that the curriculum as a political policy from the Indonesian government in the field of education is a logical consequence of social change and development of science. From 1999 to 2013 there were three changes to the curriculum, namely the Competency-Based Curriculum (KBK), the Education Unit Level Curriculum (KTSP) and the 2013 Curriculum (K-13). Each curriculum has its own focus and emphasis point. The purpose of the curriculum changes carried out by the government from a theoretical point of view of public policy is oriented towards fulfilling the needs and interests of the community. So that the curriculum can still be adapted to social changes, scientific and technological developments that occur in society in Indonesia and the wider world

The Homer economicus narrative: from cognitive psychology to individual public policies

ABSTRACT A common narrative among some behavioural economists and policy makers is that experimental psychology highlights that individuals are more like Homer Simpson than the Mr Spock imagined by neoclassical economics, and that this justifies policies aiming to ‘correct’ individual behaviours. This narrative is central to nudging policies and suggests that a better understanding of individual cognition will lead to better policy prescriptions. I argue that this Homer economicus narrative is methodologically flawed, and that its emphasis on cognition advances a distorted view of public policies consisting in fixing malfunctioning individuals, while ignoring the characteristics of the socio-economic environment that influence individuals’ behaviours.

The Impact of the 2008 Financial Crisis on Lisbon’s Housing Prices

Real estate markets are frequently affected by growth and contraction cycles. Given the social and economic impacts of changes on real estate prices, the understanding of these cycles is crucial from a socio-economic perspective, but also, and more importantly, from a public policy view. The literature has provided several contributions focusing on the deconstruction of the main determinants of housing prices. This research focuses on the analysis of housing prices variation with a particular emphasis on the analysis of the impacts of the 2008 financial crisis. Within the existing body of knowledge, few studies have focused on this particular issue, and even fewer have focused on countries where the financial crisis led to an external bailout, as was the case in Portugal. The analysis confirmed that the 2008 financial crisis had a negative impact on real estate prices, and the ex-post growth in GDP and low interest rates had a positive impact. The paper also provides a long-term analysis of housing price trends over the last decades.

Мемлекеттік-жеке әріптестікті дамыту саясатының теориялық негіздері

The processes of transformation of political and socio-economic systems taking place in the world in the last decade are pushing countries to search for new approaches from the point of view of public policy in the field of public-private partnership. Over time, there is an increasing need to expand the mechanisms of interaction between the state and the private sector in partnerships in order to meet the needs of society. Through the formation of a strategic partnership between the state and the private sector, the Republic of Kazakhstan can form a system of economic order and relations that ensure and guarantee the future of the country. The Republic of Kazakhstan gained independence and modernized all spheres of society in accordance with the requirements of the democratic regime. The transformation of the economic sphere in accordance with the system of market relations has become the basis for the formation and development of private entrepreneurship. At the same time, the spheres of ensuring the needs of society are schools, kindergarten, healthcare, services, infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, etc. With the support of the state through the private sector, they were carried out based on world experience. The activities of public-private partnerships in economically developed countries have been established and are developing in the world. The private sector in each country should function as a political system that allows its activities to work in order to meet the interests of both parties in order to ensure the potential of society. That is, on the liberal principle that an open society under a democratic regime gives freedom to all forms of ownership, the way opens up in the state to a partnership of private and public property, one of the most important sectors of the economy. The article considers, first of all, the theoretical justification of this problem when studying the problems of public-private partnership, providing ways and mechanisms to solve it. That is, analyzing the theory on which the research work is based, relying on general scientific methods, operationalizing the theory, analysis of analogical theories, their classification, methods of induction, and deduction, clarifying the theory, and describing the methodology of this problem. Consequently, a scientific theory is determined and verified by methods.

Human capital as the main source of socio-economic growth of the country

The modern stage of development of postmodern society is characterized by the growing role ofeducation, training and general human culture. Based on a study of the economies of all countries, expertsfound that only 16% of economic growth is provided by physical capital, 20% – natural and 64%– human capital. The success of developed countries is determined by their attitude to human capital,from the point of view of public policy. Investments in the social sphere, previously considered nonrefundableexpenses, are now considered as investments in the future prosperity of the country. The purpose of the article is to determine, based on world experience, the role of human capital inthe context of socio–economic growth of the country and the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemicin its development.Over the years of independence, Kazakhstan has achieved economic success by increasing oil andgas exports and increasing productivity. However, in recent years, our country has lagged behind insome key indicators of competitiveness. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has seriously underminedKazakhstan’s achievements in human capital development. The author examines the investment policyof the human capital system of developed countries and comes to the conclusion that in order to achievesustainable growth of the country’s economy, modernization of the human capital development systemis necessary.The research area of the article involves the use of interdisciplinary approaches to study the problemand fulfill the set goals and objectives. To ensure the complexity of the study, it is proposed to use acombination of economic, statistical, systemic and comparative analysis.Analyzing the world experience, the authors made a number of proposals to improve and developthe country’s human capital as the main factor of socio-economic growth.The value of the conducted research lies in the possibility of their use in the development of a scientificand methodological basis for decision-making in the field of human capital management in theface of negative scenarios of the situation, as well as in the development of a policy of socio-economicdevelopment of the regions of Kazakhstan, the strategy of sustainable development of Kazakhstan.Key words: human capital, economic growth, social development, investments, national values,development strategy.

Assessment of the association between the Brazilian family health strategy and adult mortality.

This study aimed to analyse a wide range of related health problems that respond favourably to efficient primary care treatment among adults. We evaluate the direct impact of the Family Health Strategy (ESF) in Brazil on mortality of adults aged 25-64 years related to conditions for which access to effective primary care can reduce the likelihood of more severe outcomes. Additionally, we discuss heterogeneous effects associated with different intensities of the programme. To address these issues, we estimated a model with variation at the municipal level of the ESF expansion, including municipal-fixed effects, municipal specific trends and year-fixed effects. Our results show that a higher intensity of ESF is associated with reduced mortality by all conditions sensitive to primary care and for some diseases, especially after some years: avoidable conditions, asthma, heart failure, cerebrovascular diseases and gastrointestinal ulcer, infectious gastroenteritis and complications, diseases of the lower airways, hypertension and diabetes. As a public policy view, these results help understand how a nationwide primary care strategy can help mitigate mortality and emphasize the role of having sufficient health teams to attend to the population.

Tempest in a teapot? Toward new collaborations between mainstream policy process studies and interpretive policy studies

“Tempest in a teapot” is an idiom that refers to a problem that has been blown out of proportion, which is how we see the supposedly divisive relationship between two research traditions: mainstream policy process studies and interpretive policy studies. In this commentary, we explore both research traditions, comparing and contrasting their views of public policy and policy processes, uses of theories, and approaches to research. Our aim is not to unite them or reject points of debate. Instead, we offer strategies for more productive collaborations, including side-by-side research, integrative research, engagement in constructive discussions of research techniques, and applied research.

Pomiędzy ewaluacją i akredytacją. Polska percepcja niemieckich doświadczeń w kontekście polityk publicznych

<p class="Textbody"><span>W artykule została podjęta próba</span><span> zaprezentowania kluczowych aspektów odnoszących się do ewaluacji i akredytacji w niemieckim szkolnictwie wyższym, jakie ujawniły się w okresie implementacji procedur akredytacyjnych i budowania ogólnokrajowego systemu nadzoru. Istotą rozważań było wykazanie relacji pomiędzy ewaluacją i akredytacją z punktu widzenia polityk publicznych, dla których – oczywiście z pewnym uproszczeniem – akredytacja jest narzędziem oceny zewnętrznej, a ewaluacja co do zasady jest narzędziem oceny środowiskowej i wewnętrznej. Stąd też rozważania nie orientują się na kwestię modelu ewaluacji ani rodzajów akredytacji, procedur, specyfiki agencji akredytacyjnych. Przyjęto, że funkcjonują one zarówno w murach uczelni, jak i na niemieckim rynku akredytacyjnym, bez rozstrzygania o ich właściwościach. Autor skupił się na ukazaniu specyfiki rozwiązań niemieckich, uwzględniając jednocześnie odniesienia do polskich realiów.</span></p>

An Economic and Public Policy view of Demonetization in India

The paper will look at the recent demonetization exercise that the government of India imposed on its people. The demonetization exercise was marketed from a Public Interest perspective as a way to eliminate corruption, increase the tax base and to fight terrorism. However, the Public Choice perspective brings out the political self-interest involved in the demonetization exercise. The role of foreign and domestic interest groups involved in pushing for demonetization will be explored. Insights from Austrian Economics will show why top down planning fails and results in more controls. Insights from Public Policy shows that the lasting impact of demonetization is an increased interest in digital payments.

An Economic and Public Policy View of Demonetization in India

The paper looks at the recent demonetization exercise that the government of India imposed on its people. The demonetization exercise was marketed from a Public Interest perspective as a way to eliminate corruption, increase the tax base and to fight terrorism. However, the Public Choice perspective brings out the political self-interest involved in the demonetization exercise. The role of foreign and domestic interest groups involved in pushing for demonetization is explored. Insights from Austrian Economics shows why top down planning fails and results in more controls. Insights from Public Policy shows that the lasting impact of demonetization is an increased interest in digital payments.

Policies and prizes

The political-economy view of public policy is that policies that do not have majority support among voters arise because of a principal-agent problem that impedes voter disciplining of policy decisions of political representatives. We study a case in which voter disciplining could take place and the policy decision was a choice between electoral popularity and the prospect of winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The background for our model is the electorally-unpopular open-door refugee policy of German chancellor Angela Merkel. Our study motivates the question whether, because of the compromise of democratic accountability, it should be permissible for the Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded to politicians, either as incumbents or after they have left political office.

Dam construction analysis in Indonesia A public policy view

Dam construction project will bring benefits to people, especially for those who live in the dry area. Pragmatically, government policy to build a dam in a dry area was a wise decision. However, this was curious if the citizens rejected the policy. The phenomenon occurred in Indonesia. This study examined the phenomenon that has happened in Kupang, as a dry city in Indonesia. The aims of this study were to reveal Kupang city government policy related to dam construction project and to reveal factors that caused Kupang citizens rejected the policy. Method applied in this research was a descriptive qualitative method, while the basic theory of this research was public policy theory. The result showed that policy of Kupang City government was rejected because of the weakness of government social approach system itself.

Learning and Doing: Working With Fromm and Applying What I Learned

From 1960 to 1970 Erich Fromm was my teacher, analyst, and colleague. For the next ten years, we regularly corresponded about our work and views of public policy. As my analyst, Fromm had strengths and weaknesses. He influenced my research and practice on leadership and on transforming organizations to further both productivity and human development. His concepts can help us understand the current global political and cultural crisis that, while rooted in profound historic social, economic, and technological change, calls for depth psychological insights.

MDHAQ/RAPID3 scores in patients with osteoarthritis are similar to or higher than in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study from current routine rheumatology care at four sites

ObjectiveTo compare patients with a primary diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA) versus rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for scores on a patient self-report MDHAQ/RAPID3 (Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire/Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data...

The Economic Approach to European State Aid Control: A Politico-Economic Analysis

Since the mid-2000s, the European Commission has employed a so-called ‘more economic approach’ to European state aid control. Under this modified regime, the Commission checks not only whether a state aid has competition-distorting effects, but in addition, whether it enhances social welfare. This reform implies an extension of the Commission’s competences vis-a-vis the Member States as the Commission gets the power to prohibit national state aid regarded as socially wasteful. The Commission explains its reform with the necessity of giving state aid control a sound economic basis. This article, however, demonstrates that the more economic approach – somewhat paradoxically – is not based on a consistent economic view of public policy that would justify the aforementioned shift of competences to the supranational EU level. The economic-theoretical inconsistencies identified in this article may be used by policymakers to rethink some elements of current EU state aid policy.

Envejecer en Colombia

A partir de datos procedentes de fuentes estadísticas y de informes oficiales, se propone una aproximación crítica a la vejez en Colombia, específicamente desde el punto de vista de las políticas públicas que se están llevando a cabo o que se hallan en proyecto. Nuestra hipótesis principal es que dichas medidas renuncian a un tratamiento integral de la vejez en términos de necesidades y derechos apostando por un sistema de carácter asistencialista, lo que contribuye a afianzar un imaginario de vejez dependiente y empobrecida, con consecuencias «fatales» para el mantenimiento y la reproducción del sistema socioeconómico.