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There are many reasons why supporting policy choice and design with ex-ante evaluation is a tough job, but two issues are often considered insurmountable. First, what-if analyses are required even if there is a complete lack of experiential, experimental and counterfactual evidence. Second, ex-ante evaluation is particularly important when general knowledge lacks the policy to implement, that is to say when public policies deal with issues that have recently emerged.
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Boero, R. (2015). Ex-Ante Evaluation of Public Policies: Unintended Results of Broadband Development. In: Agent-based Models of the Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137339812_9
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