Essay Contest for Excellence in the Pursuit of Measurement (link fixed – sorry!)
Measurement should be a key component of any debate on public policy. Measurement transforms issues that are otherwise abstract or obscure into something concrete or tangible. More importantly, measurement facilitates fruitful discussions and productive public debates.
However, the first step towards measurement involves identifying issues that are important enough to be measured. There are numerous issues that should be measured but have not been measured or measured inappropriately.
We want to hear from you on what public policy issues you would like to see measured. In particular, we would like your comment on an economic or public policy issue that you feel has not been measured or has not been measured adequately.
1st Prize is $1,000, with 5 Runners-up Prizes of $500
Entry deadline is May 15th. Details at The Fraser Institute.
Kate – Links not “linking”…
Wonder how many they are going to get on AGW??? More importantly,how many of these will even be read,and not sent to file 13?
Anne(not from Cornwall)….just drop the “htm” from “htmhttp”….:)
Measurements
This reminds me of a quote from an episode of “King of the Hill” yesterday. The community ball coach chastised the father for not supporting his son who’s a crappy ball player. He basically said “If you win you’re a loser, and if you lose you are a winner”. That about sums up today’s world.
and one plus one is? and an inch is longer than a what? oooooo, i have a metric and an old fashioned ruler. what can i measure ? can we measure stupid? ok, i know we can. carry on.
Measurement? Like as in measuring the actual -outcome- of a public policy? That’s… OBSCENE!!!!
RIGHT WING BASTIGES!!!! Don’t you people know its the thought that counts?!!!
“RIGHT WING BASTIGES!!!! Don’t you people know its the thought that counts?!!!”
My feelings exactly:)
WTH?
What kind of crap is this?
“Measurement should be a key component of any debate on public policy. Measurement transforms issues that are otherwise abstract or obscure into something concrete or tangible. More importantly, measurement facilitates fruitful discussions and productive public debates.”
Oh! Why it’s the Fraser institute of higher learning, well that explains the grade 8 level of bunk stats.
Measurement? We’re not going to get into one of those “size doesn’t matter” discussions are we?
I think I’m finished for the night… quitting time.
ldd: prove your bias. cite one study where the FI skewed its data, otherwise STFU.
As a longtime contributor and attendee to FI events I have read dozens and dozens of their research reports and while, like any testing of a hypothesis, there is an expected answer and thus bias – and the FI makes no bones about the fact that it supports market-based policy solutions – they don’t screw with the data. It is notable that the FI’s critics never criticize the research only the hypothesis that the research confirms. Yet rarely (i have never seen an instance) do they have quality research of their own to rebut or refute it.
…well that explains the grade 8 level of bunk stats ~ ldd
ldd, don’t feel bad if it’s over your head. Most lefties understanding of the world is based on Kindergarten level.
careful – that’s a conservative link. The faux-cons in here will be clawing their eyes out if they got a whiff of conservative policy.
Sadly true glasnost, so easily impressed aren’t they?
An obvious tell-tale sign.
GordT, what’s your problem with my post that you need to use profanities to make your point and dictate me to shut up?
No free speech for me, because…. you’re upset?