B.5 appropriate, do the authors suggest what additional data could be collected and/or analysis undertaken to better answer the question posed or to answer additional questions the study raised? C Reviewer’s summary comments (use as much as needed) Guidelines for Rating Policy Research Reports Question Weak Strong A General A.1 Is the issue well-defined and Hard to identify the issue under Issue crisply and clearly defined the case for its policy discussion, possibly because it and a cogent case for its policy importance effectively is confused with others; or issue importance and timeliness is made? is stated but there is no attempt made. to explain why it merits public policy attention. A.2 Is the issue defined or Difficult-to-impossible to The basic policy issue is structured in such a way that understand the specific question expressed in a way that makes a clear hypothesis or or hypothesis that is the addressing it empirically researchable question is research subject. straightforward and accessible to stated? the reader. A.3 Are all the relevant aspects Author leaves out key point, All relevant elements are of the issue included for e.g., the distribution of benefits (It is not necessary that they all analysis? or subsidies or the efficiency be covered in the paper with which they are employed, butenough information should be
B.5 appropriate, do the authors suggest what additional data could be collected and/or analysis undertaken to better answer the question posed or to answer additional questions the study raised? C Reviewer’s summary comments (use as much as needed) Guidelines for Rating Policy Research Reports Question Weak Strong A General A.1 Is the issue well-defined and the case for its policy importance effectively made? Hard to identify the issue under discussion, possibly because it is confused with others; or issue is stated but there is no attempt to explain why it merits public policy attention. Issue crisply and clearly defined and a cogent case for its policy importance and timeliness is made. A.2 Is the issue defined or structured in such a way that a clear hypothesis or researchable question is stated? Difficult-to-impossible to understand the specific question or hypothesis that is the research subject. The basic policy issue is expressed in a way that makes addressing it empirically straightforward and accessible to the reader. A.3 Are all the relevant aspects of the issue included for analysis? Author leaves out key point, e.g., the distribution of benefits or subsidies or the efficiency with which they are employed, All relevant elements are (It is not necessary that they all be covered in the paper butenough information should be
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