Can Congress Do Policy Analysis? The Politics of Problem Solving on Capitol Hill

Patashnik, Eric M.; Peck, Justin

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“…“Congress's desire to preserve the flexibility to update a preexisting policy in light of new information and changing conditions;” Adler & Wilkerson , pp. 72; Patashnik & Peck , pp. 101), the findings of this study suggest that caution is in order when assuming that the growth in the popularity of temporary legislation in Israel can be necessarily linked to an experimentalist agenda.…”

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Temporary legislation, better regulation, and experimentalist governance: An empirical study

Bar-Siman-Tov

2017

Regulation & Governance

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This article presents the findings of an extensive multi‐method empirical study that explored the relationship between temporary legislation, better regulation, and experimentalist governance. Temporary (or “sunset”) legislation – statutory provisions enacted for a limited time and set to expire unless their validity is extended – is often hailed as a key tool for promoting experimental and better regulation. Despite the importance of temporary legislation and the burgeoning theoretical scholarship on the subject, there is still a dearth of empirical studies about how temporary legislation is used in practice. The lack of empirical evidence creates a lacuna in at least three areas of theoretical scholarship, concerning temporary legislation, better regulation, and experimentalist governance. This paper is a first step to fill this gap.

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Temporary legislation, better regulation, and experimentalist governance: An empirical study

Bar-Siman-Tov

2017

Regulation & Governance

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“…Source: Patashnik and Peck (2016). legislators are well aware that "information is a powerful weapon" (2009, p. 121).…”

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A Discussion of Frank R. Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones' The Politics of Information: Problem Definition and the Course of Public Policy in America

Knight¹

2016

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have pioneered a distinctive approach to the study of agenda setting that has shaped research in both the U.S. politics and comparative politics subfields. The Politics of Information: Problem Definition and the Course of Public Policy in America further expands on the theme of the political determinants, and implications, of "the organization and prioritization of information." And so we have invited a number of political scientists from a range of subfields to comment on the book and on the research agenda more generally.

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Temporary Legislation, Better Regulation and Experimentalist Governance: An Empirical Study (((((( , : )

Bar-Siman-Tov

2016

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Can Congress Do Policy Analysis? The Politics of Problem Solving on Capitol Hill

Abstract: All tests run using OLS regression. Robust standard errors in parenthesis. * P < .10, p < .05, * p < .01 (two-tailed tests) Models were also run using ordered logistic regression and the results were nearly identical.

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Temporary legislation, better regulation, and experimentalist governance: An empirical study

Temporary legislation, better regulation, and experimentalist governance: An empirical study

A Discussion of Frank R. Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones' The Politics of Information: Problem Definition and the Course of Public Policy in America

Temporary Legislation, Better Regulation and Experimentalist Governance: An Empirical Study (((((( , : )

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Can Congress Do Policy Analysis? The Politics of Problem Solving on Capitol Hill

Abstract: All tests run using OLS regression. Robust standard errors in parenthesis. * P < .10, ** p < .05, *** p < .01 (two-tailed tests) Models were also run using ordered logistic regression and the results were nearly identical.

Cited by 3 publications

References 42 publications

Temporary legislation, better regulation, and experimentalist governance: An empirical study

Temporary legislation, better regulation, and experimentalist governance: An empirical study

A Discussion of Frank R. Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones' The Politics of Information: Problem Definition and the Course of Public Policy in America

Temporary Legislation, Better Regulation and Experimentalist Governance: An Empirical Study (((((( , : )

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Abstract: All tests run using OLS regression. Robust standard errors in parenthesis. * P < .10, p < .05, * p < .01 (two-tailed tests) Models were also run using ordered logistic regression and the results were nearly identical.