Policymaking Is Not a Science — Yet (Update)
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45 min
Read time
2 min
Topics
Science & Discovery, Economics & Policy
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What It Covers
Economists John List and Dana Suskind examine why evidence-based interventions that work in research settings often fail when scaled up to real-world policy implementation.
Notable Moment
List's Parent Academy program showed dramatic results in Chicago Heights but completely failed in London because no parents signed up for the scaled version.
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