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Explaining the content of impact assessment in the United Kingdom: Learning across time,sectors, and departments
Authors:Oliver Fritsch  Jonathan C. Kamkhaji  Claudio M. Radaelli
Affiliation:1. School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK;2. Department of Politics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Abstract:While several studies have documented how evidence‐based policy instruments affect public policy, less research has focused on what causes changes over time in the analyses mandated by the instruments, especially in Britain. Thus, we take the analytical content of a pivotal regulatory reform instrument (impact assessment) as a dependent variable, draw on learning as a conceptual framework, and explain the dynamics of learning processes across departments, policy sectors, and time. Empirically, our study draws on a sample of 517 impact assessments produced in Britain (2005–2011). Experience and capacity in different departments matter in learning processes. Guidelines also matter, but moderately so. Departments specialize in their core policy sectors when performing regulatory analysis, but some have greater analytical capacity overall. Peripheral departments invest more in impact assessment than core executive departments. The presence of a regulatory oversight body enhances the learning process. Elections have different effects, depending on the context in which they are contested. These findings contribute to the literature on regulation, policy learning, and policy instruments.
Keywords:evaluation  evidence‐based policymaking  regulation  regulatory impact assessment  United Kingdom
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