This article analyzes the experience of the relationship between researchers and decision-makers in a study based on the hypothesis that this relationship would favor the incorporation of research results in health policy implementation. The attempt was made to identify elements that affect the relationship according to different policy and research phases, with an emphasis on the appropriation...

Though political theorists have emphasized the importance of political discussion in non-political spaces, past study of online political discussion has focused on primarily political websites. Using a random sample from Blogger.com, we find that 25% of all political posts are from blogs that post about politics less than 20% of the time, because the vast majority of blogs post about politics s...

A variety of sources indicate decision makers use social media, such as Facebook and LinkedIn, to make decisions regarding potential employees. Unfortunately, there is scant academic research on the implications of this practice. To shed light on the relationship between social media and selection, we investigate whether applicants’ political attitudes and individuating information (i.e., job-r...

We study the determinants of trade policy decisions focusing specifically on antidumping and countervailing duty statutes administered by the International Trade Commission (ITC). Using detailed industry, import, and political pressure data we model ITC decision-making, weighing the relative impact of economic and political factors in predicting policy outcomes. We find the ITC’s decision-makin...

in this article we will try to investigate the market of luxury auto and for presenting some view of marketing programs, at first review the supply and demand of auto in market of iran. then we will recover the taste and behavior of costumers in this segment and list the effective factors in purchase decision and if they attend to the brands or not.  then with interview with experts using multi...

The paper tests a political economy theory of simultaneous government decision-making on income redistribution through commodity policies and on public research investment in agriculture. We use data from 37 countries on agricultural protection and public agricultural research expenditures (PARI). The empirical results are consistent with the political economy hypotheses. The analysis suggest t...