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OECD Working Papers on Public Governance

Selected studies on public governance policy prepared for use within the OECD. These papers address such issues as pensions, ageing, management, pay and decentralistion in the public sector.

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Seven routes to experimentation in policymaking

A guide to applied behavioural science methods

Behavioural science methods are increasingly used to design and evaluate public policies that better reflect human behaviour and decision making. However, there is a lack of standardization in selecting and labelling these methods, making it difficult for policymakers to choose the appropriate one for a specific policy context. To address this, this working paper proposes guidelines and a visual roadmap, including five key questions to guide the selection of appropriate methods, and seven different experimental or non-experimental methods to choose from. The aim is to provide a simple and practical framework for policymakers to choose the most fit-for-purpose method for their policy context.

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Keywords: Experimentation and policy-making, Experimentation, Qualitative methods, Observational methods, Behavioural economics, Experimental methods, Experimental economics, Behavioural and experimental economics, Field experiments, RCT
JEL: C9: Mathematical and Quantitative Methods / Design of Experiments
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