"In my first year, I learned so much about the City of Chicago's economics and incentives and how that impacts problem-solving in public policy.
By extending the horizon of the endeavour from only science to the problem solving policy perspective, the ambition was complemented by interpreting the synthesized available knowledge from a policy perspective, addressing the question which kind of policy action experts consider to be justifiable based on the identified state of scientific knowledge.
First, more recent higher offending rates among offenders aged in their 40s suggest that both problem-solving efforts and incarceration policies may be relatively more important for that age group now than previously.
Building on a model pioneered in a handful of U.S. cities since 2010, Mexico's civic innovation team aims to integrate so-called "civic hackers" with policy experts already inside government -- to not only build better technology, but to seed a more tech-minded approach to problem-solving across federal processes and policy.
As we move into the BCHCP RCT and process evaluation, there will continue to be ongoing dialogue and problem-solving using our established research-policy partnership governance structures.
With this approach, the euro zone has shown a degree of resilience and problem-solving capacity that many observers and policy makers would not have predicted even a year ago.
"Because I have an analytical background and took a problem-solving approach to things, I think policy is the best way to get there," notes Decker.
The Urban and Social Policy is an interdisciplinary concentration that provides students with the content knowledge and analytical and problem-solving skills needed for a successful career in urban policy and/or social policy.
As a review paper on phthalates that was written by the topic group failed to convey the most important messages to policy makers from a problem-solving perspective [ 1], it was decided to explore expert elicitation as a possible tool.
The first two categories of utilisation both fit with rational models of policy-making, but it is the problem-solving model that shares the same starting point: identification of a problem by a policy-maker.
Candidates go through a comprehensive curriculum spanning technical skills, advanced problem-solving methods, and the study of different health sectors and policies.
