Sentences with phrase «causal impact of a policy»

The single best way to avoid such selection problems and determine the causal impact of a policy or program is through a randomized control trial.

Using these measures, a near - consensus of the «gold standard» studies — those that employ random assignment to determine the causal impact of a policy — have found that students in a school choice program benefit academically from the new setting.

Using these measures, a near - consensus of the «gold standard» studies — those that employ random assignment to determine the causal impact of a policy — have found that students in a school choice -LSB-...]

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«Identifying this causal effect is not only necessary for proposing regulatory policies on plant emissions, but also essential for inferring the long - term health impacts of such policies,» says Yang.

Policymakers need to consider a broader array of possible solutions to the problem of disciplinary equity and take policy guidance from studies that can assess causal impact.

The survey questions are based on a conceptual model that describes the causal pathways from policies to public health impact.6 This allows assessment of the impact of policies on behaviour and attitudes along the theorised causal pathway, and the investigation of how these impacts are moderated by other factors, such as sociodemographic factors, dependence and smoking history.

Like other studies of the ITC Project, it will answer research questions about the impact of tobacco control policies and activities along the theorised causal pathway to quitting, and compare findings with other ITC Project studies, especially the broader Australian surveys.