How is data used in public policy? Interview with Diane Schanzenbach | VIEWPOINT

When the United States government collects data, how is it used, and who can use it? Diane Schanzenbach and Michael Strain explain how social scientists use public data to inform policy proposals and test the outcomes of existing laws.

AEI & Hamilton Project report – The Vital Role of Government-Collected Data: https://goo.gl/UOfB0m

Michael Strain is Director of Economic Policy Studies and Resident Scholar at American Enterprise Institute: https://goo.gl/RQl1na

Diane Schanzenbach is Director of the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution: https://goo.gl/VTN2zf

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