HPAM 7660 - Week 2 Materials

Policy Analysis Overview

Tuesday, January 21

• Intro Scenario Results, Data, R Script
• Reading - Fedorowicz and Aron (2021) – Improving Evidence-Based Policymaking
• Reading - NYT Opinion Piece on Chevron (non-required reading for those interested)
• Assignment - Reading Discussion Questions
• Slides - Policy Analysis Overview

Thursday, January 23

• Reading - Erdman (2018) - An 8-step proces to making well-informed decisions
• Memo Example - Prescription Drug Costs (non-required reading, good example of Bardach Steps 1 and 4)
• Memo Example - California EITC (non-required reading, good example of Bardach Step 3)
• Slides - Policy Analysis Overview - Writing and Effective Policy Memo using the Bardach Eightfold Path