Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-02(E), Section: A
Adviser: David L. Weimer
Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2016
Includes bibliographical references
Does policy analysis matter in the legislative process? Specifically, do non-partisan research organizations infuse the policymaking process with knowledge that significantly alters its outcomes? Scholars have long sought to assess the influence of expertise, or perceived lack thereof, on the policy making process. However, past studies have been hampered by a variety of shortcomings, both theoretical and empirical. My three-paper dissertation addresses the topic from a variety of viewpoints and intends to overcome these shortcomings. In combination, these three papers make a good test case for analyzing the effect of policy analysis on the policy making process because they circumvent a variety of problems that other studies of expert advice have suffered
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest, 2018
