In agricultural economics, researchers have contributed over decades to the policy dialogue
in very different ways. They provided theoretical and empirical policy analyses, they made …

The goal of this paper is to provide insights into how scientific evidence can be used for
policymaking and put evidence-based agriculture and food policies at the top of research …

Many researchers in agricultural economics want their research to be relevant for policy
advice. Public servants and society say they want policy advice to be based on evidence …

Providing evidence to support food policy requires causal identification and demonstration
of economic significance. Research methods impact the ability to address these goals, often …

This book offers a broad introduction to food policies in the United States. Real-world
controversies and debates motivate the book's attention to economic principles, policy …

One Year of Perspectives from the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey - farmdoc daily
skip to Main Content farmdoc daily farmdoc daily Market Prices Authors farmdoc Team Ryan …

It has been more than 25 years since Food Policy Analysis (Timmer et al. 1983) was
published, and more than 30 years since the initial outline for the book was circulated …

The global food system is facing enormous challenges which call for decisive political
action. Scientific evidence can help to identify promising policy options, and to assess the …

There is broad consensus on the need for bold action to improve the performance of food
systems. But as recent work by the OECD has shown, on many important food systems …

Over the last two decades, policy evaluation has emerged as a sub-discipline in its own right
within social sciences. Also the attention of political institutions has sharply increased in this …