Following the tradition of James Q. Wilson, we need to understand the system of rewards and constraints within which local
decisionmakers work.
Not exact matches
Economists
working for corporations help managers and
decisionmakers understand how the economy will affect their business.
«But other data on canopy biodiversity and animal habitats, such as our
work on Bornean orangutans, will also help inform
decisionmakers.»
The behavior of customers who have choices provides important feedback to
decisionmakers, helping them invest more money and effort in what
works and waste fewer resources on what fails.
In a 2016 survey on research use by state and district
decisionmakers by the National Center for Research in Policy and Practice, more than half reported that they «never» or «rarely» used the federally funded What
Works Clearinghouse, the National Center for Education Statistics, and the Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs).
Any attempt at zero - based budgeting would require
decisionmakers to understand and
work within the constraints imposed by these funding streams, each of which is typically earmarked for a specific group of students or a particular school program.
The interim report emphasizes what I call «getting science to the street,» that is, providing scientific information to local and regional
decisionmakers in a form that is both understandable and relevant to their
work.
Experts at RFF
work with state and federal
decisionmakers to help craft practical and effective policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Her goal is to learn how scientists can make their
work more accessible and useful to
decisionmakers.