The Social Policy Indicators (SPIN) database

Indicators for policy

Many energy related policies, such as procurement, labelling, voluntary agreements and minimum efficiency standards for appliances, are intended to take effect on the sub-sector or product level. Appropriate indicators are needed if policy makers are to monitor the effectiveness of these types of policies. This paper will take a pragmatic approach towards establishing product-level indicators, ...

Forecasts , Indicators , And Monetary Policy

Conducti ng monetary policy is a difficult business. It's easy enough to set a policy goal such as price stability or low and stable inflation , but because monetary policy affects the economy with a lag, achieving those goals requires an ability to peer into the future. A change in the money supply or interest rates today won't affect inflation for months, or even years, down the road. Consequ...

Social Indicators and Public Policy in the Age of Devolution Brett

Development and publication of this report was made possible with funding from the Pew Charitable Trusts. IRP publications (discussion papers, special reports, and the newsletter Focus) are now available electronically. Executive Summary Powerful themes in U.S. social policy are converging in ways that increase the importance of social indicators as public policy tools. The themes driving this ...

Indicators for Social Cohesion

Social Indicators and the Study of Inequality

As we near the close of the twentieth century, communist regimes have collapsed and the productivity of capitalism is universally acclaimed. In all the Western democracies, welfare state institutions are being challenged. The challenge is, arguably, the most fundamental in the United States. Proposals to privatize public education and old-age insurance are now mainstream. The 1996 Personal Resp...