Public decision makers increasingly request information on the impacts of agricultural research.Economists have made important contributions to our understanding of such impacts, but seldom have they quantitatively evaluated the effects of social science, particularly policy research.This paper addresses important issues associated with policy research (PR) evaluation.It discusses alternative PR evaluation approaches, suggests what appears to be the most practical method, and provides a brief example.
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