Archive - Hypertext

It's hard to change people

It’s easier to change their environment.

Mar 27 •

The world is hard to change

Social science has its limits.

Mar 27 •

Fixing the research-to-policy pipeline

How researchers can help strengthen confidence in evidence

Mar 27 •

Jennifer Doleac

Raising the bar: Ending an era of low expectations

One of the founders of Arnold Ventures on why government needs better information

Mar 27 •

Confronting radical uncertainty

What do we do when we don’t know ‘what works’?

Mar 27 •

Tracy Palandjian

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The limits of Death Star thinking

Why we need a new theory of change.

Mar 27 •

Jennifer Pahlka

Why does reform fail?

Reflections of a policymaker.

Mar 27 •

The precautionary principle

The virtues of focused change and the uncertainties of systemic reform.

Mar 27 •

Incrementalism beats YOLO

There is plenty of evidence that incremental social policies have made the world a better place.

Mar 27 •

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When ‘can’t miss’ programs fail

The movement to require governments to prioritize evidenced-based programs may be doing more harm than good.

Mar 27 •

Jeffrey Liebman

The case for optimism

Randomized controlled trials have made a big difference. We abandon them at our peril.

Mar 27 •

Welcome to Oz: A look behind the government curtain

Policy decisions are rarely guided by evidence.

Mar 27 •

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