The Unit of Analysis, the Nature of Policy Spaces and the Model Approach

Bibliographic Data

ID6298533
AuthorsThomas König (0000-0002-1797-6662, German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer,, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume17
Issue3
Pages363-369
Publication date2005-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Theoretical Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0951-6298 • E-ISSN: 1460-3667
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0951629805052884
OpenAlexW2144984786
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited12

The evaluation of formal models generates questions about the unit of analysis, the nature of the policy space and the kind of criteria to be applied for comparative testing. Do we study decision-making at the proposal level or do we explore the policy space of a set of proposals across multiple sectors? Can we reduce the policy space of the unit of analysis and if so, how do we reduce it? And how do we test formal theories - should we use point predictions offering multiple criteria or do we have proceedings which control for robustness and the level of assumptions

Econometrics · Economics · Management science · Mathematical economics · Operations research · Policy analysis · Political science · Public economics · Robustness (evolution · Set (abstract data type · Unit (ring theory · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European Union Policy and Governance · Mathematics · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration

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