The Role of Economic Evidence in Formulation of Public Policy and Practice

Byford, Sarah; Barrett, Barbara; Dubourg, Richard; Francis, Jennifer Farnsworth; Sisk, Jane E.

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“…The value of economic evidence has been increasingly recognized as an important component in the formulation of public policy 82–85. However, the production and use of economic evidence is more advanced in some policy sectors and countries than others.…”

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“…However, the production and use of economic evidence is more advanced in some policy sectors and countries than others. For example, the health care sector in the UK has an established history of economic analysis to support decision making, with substantial investments in the development of appropriate methodological frameworks and the training of health economists 37, 82, 86–90.…”

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“…In comparison to health care, the production and use of economic evidence to support decision making in other areas of public policy, such as criminal justice, education and social care, is still relatively rare 74, 82, 96–98. Variations in the methods and application of economic analysis between sectors are in part due to variations in the methodological complexities encountered in different fields 77.…”

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Evidence synthesis, economics and public policy

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Systematic reviews and syntheses of evidence are increasingly used to inform public policy decisions. Growing budgetary pressures mean that decision makers often need to consider evidence on the costs and efficiency of alternatives as well as their effects. There are a number of methodological challenges in the identification, appraisal, synthesis, interpretation and use of economic evidence. This article draws on a recently published edited volume to review the latest developments, proposals and controversies in these aspects of economic evidence synthesis methodology. It focuses on two broad classes of approach: systematic review to summarize and compare the findings of existing economic analyses and synthesis of new economic results using decision models. The availability and scope of economic evidence is currently limited in many fields, but improving. Increased engagement between economists, the wider evidence synthesis community, and decision makers is needed to improve both the production and use of economic evidence. Further research to improve the evidence base that underpins application of economic evidence synthesis methodology will need to embrace a broader range of methods than economic evaluation and systematic review alone. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…This is particularly ironic given the supposed centrality of “evidence-based policy” to health and social care (Kemm, 2006; Smith, 2013). While a plethora of robust methodological frameworks have emerged to evaluate interventions in health and social care, with a view to informing policymakers on their effectiveness (Byford et al , 2010; Kah and Akenroye, 2020), such methods have rarely been tested in the realm of social enterprise (Lyon et al , 2015) and there have been calls for more peer-reviewed empirical studies using a broader range of study designs (Hervieux and Voltan, 2019; Milley et al , 2018).…”

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Evidencing the contribution of social enterprise to health and social care: approaches and considerations

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Purpose As the provision of public services in many advanced welfare states has increasingly come to be marked by competition, social enterprises have actively been encouraged by governments to become involved in the delivery of public services. While the evaluation of complex public health interventions has arguably become increasingly more sophisticated, this has not been the case where social enterprise is concerned: evaluation of the actual impacts of social enterprises remains significantly underdeveloped by comparison. This study aims to support the establishment of a robust evidence base for the use of social enterprise as a policy instrument. Design/methodology/approach This paper assesses the potential of three methodological approaches common in the evaluation of complex public health interventions and applies them to the complex realm of community-led social enterprise. Findings Only through the involvement of different comparator groups, based on the research questions addressed, would it be possible to disentangle the embedded characteristics of organisations such as social enterprises. Each of the methods adopted in this research is time-consuming and resource-intensive and requires the researcher to possess advanced skills. Public officials should recognise the complexity and resource-intensive nature of such evaluation and resource it accordingly. If the aim of policymakers is to understand the added value of social enterprise organisations, an integrative research approach combining different research methods and design should be implemented to improve generalisability. Originality/value This study applies a range of favoured approaches to evaluate “complex” public health interventions include systematic reviews, realist evaluation and quasi-experimental investigation. However, such evaluation approaches have rarely been applied before in the context of social enterprise.

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Evidence‐Based Decisions and Economics: Lessons for Practice

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2010

Evidence‐Based Decisions and Economics

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The Role of Economic Evidence in Formulation of Public Policy and Practice

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Evidence synthesis, economics and public policy

Evidence synthesis, economics and public policy

Evidencing the contribution of social enterprise to health and social care: approaches and considerations

Evidence‐Based Decisions and Economics: Lessons for Practice

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