Exam 6: Assessing Policy Alternatives

A difficult and relatively infrequent type of policy analysis that systematically examines conflicts and concerns about policy alternatives from the standpoint of values and rights is referred to as ______.

______ is a close relative of cost-benefit analysis.

______ refers to the availability and reliability of technology needed for policy implementation.

Equity concerns are central when it comes to ______ policies, since different groups of people pay for and benefit from these policies.

Compare and contrast cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-benefit analysis.

An ______ is the systematic examination of ethical or normative issues in public policy, as problematic.

A college student could be working as a waiter and earning US$20,000 annually.However, he is attending college and forgoing that income.This is an example of the _____ to attend college, a cost that the student hopes will be worth the investment in the long run.

In which of the following years did the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) propose a new regulation that would require airlines to build safer seats to reduce the risk of severe injury or death in the event of an accident?

Job impact studies like this are one kind of ______.

______ focuses more on policy results or outcomes than on the process of implementation.

Using a ______ allows analysts to determine the value of future benefits today.

The evaluative criterion of ______ is concerned with the perceived fairness of the policy-making process or its outcomes.

A local government is interested in planning for certain services for older adults as the baby boom generation ages.The agency develops estimates of the number of older adults who will be living in the area in 2015, 2020, 2025, and 2030.This is an example of ______.

This analytical technique uses historical data to make estimates of future numbers.

______ is an economic method of policy analysis that studies the investment needed to enact a policy relative to the expected monetary benefits (in terms of savings or revenues it generates).

______ refers to the policy analysis method that assesses the potential for harm that might result (to people or to the environment) if potential hazards should occur.

Why might forecasting be used to examine an issue? What are the potential drawbacks of this technique?

Gasoline prices surged in ______.

______ is a tool used by policy analysts to estimate the frequencies of certain conditions in the future based on historical data.

Do federally funded abstinence-only programs actually prevent teenage pregnancy? This is a question that relates to the ______ of that policy alternative.