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Public Finance
Public Policy Paper
Igor BaranovGraduate School of Management, St. Petersburg University
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Public Policy Paper: General Requirements
Groups of 4 students25% of the total score for the courseWhat is graded?
- In-class presentation (10 minutes) according to the schedule
- Written paper submitted AFTER presentation (deadline: April 28, 2009), up to 5,000 words
Evaluation:
- Following Writing Public Policy Paper guidelines
- Quality of presentation
- Q&A session for the groupReference: Writing Effective Public Policy Papers by E.Young
and L.Quinn. OSI, 2002.
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Public Administration: Roles and Professions
Politicians
Civil servants
Policy analysts
Researchers
Managers in public sector organizations
Business-government relations analysts in private companies
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Policy Study vs Policy Analysis
Policy study
– Who: researchers / academics
– Where: universities, research institutes
– What: to understand and inform the policy-making process by carrying out primary research into specific policy issues
Policy analysis
– Who: analysts
– Where: think tanks / policy centers
– What: designing actual policy to be implemented
Policy studies are issue-driven, whereas policy analyses are client-driven
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Areas of Difference Policy Study Policy Analysis
Audience Targets other policy specialists
Targets decision-makers
Focus Issue-driven: General recommendations on policy issues
Client-driven: Designing specific policies to be implemented on the ground
Methodology Primary research Rarely includes primary research
Ideas / language used Can be quite discipline specific / technical
Must be very clear and simple
Length Up to 20,000 words Not usually longer than 5,000 words
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The Policy Cycle
Problem definition / Agenda setting
Show that a problem exists that requires government action
Constructing the Policy Alternatives / Policy Formulation
Consider all possible solutions
Choice of Solution / Selection of Preferred Policy Option
Evaluate each option and choose your preferred one
Policy design
Choosing a policy instrument and a delivery organization mix
Policy implementation and monitoring
Evaluation
A policy paper can influence any or all stages of the policy cycle
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Paper Checklist
Which stage(s) in the policy-making process are you trying to influence through your policy paper?
Which stakeholders have been/are involved at each stage of the policy-making process? Who is your “client”?
Have you identified a clear problem to address? Can you summarize it in two sentences?
Do you have sufficiently comprehensive evidence to support your claim that a problem exists?
Have you outlined and evaluated the possible policy options that could solve this problem? What evaluation criteria did you use?
Have you decided on a preferred alternative?
Do you have sufficient evidence to effectively argue for your chosen policy alternative over the others?
Prepare “Elevator speech”
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Policy Paper: Structure
Title
Table of contents
Abstract / Executive summary
Introduction
Problem description
Policy options
Conclusions and recommendations
Bibliography
Appendices
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Abstract / Executive Summary
Purpose of the paper
Definition and description of the policy problem
Evaluation of policy alternatives
Conclusion and recommendations
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Introduction
Context of the policy problem
Definition of the policy problem
Statement of intent
Methodology and limitations of the study
Road map of the paper
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Conclusion and Recommendations
Synthesis of major findings
– highlights main points from the problem description and policy options elements
Set of policy recommendations
Concluding remarks
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Writing Style
Write by paragraphs!
– Paragraph has to indicate both logical and physical breaks in the text