Overview
This project is built upon three previous projects conducted at RIETI: “Promoting Evidence-Based Policy in Japan,” “Establishing Evidence-Based Policy Making in Japan,” and “Implementing Evidence-Based Policy Making in Japan.” These previous projects examined measures to promote evidence-based Policy Making (EBPM), which the national and local governments of Japan committed to promoting the implementation of since 2017.
During this period, the terms “evidence” and EBPM have become widespread. However, as exemplified by the phrase “pseudo-EBPM” surfacing when discussing Japanese EBPM, there seems to be a tendency in Japan to mistakenly equate building databases and creating logic models as “promoting EBPM,” rather than making actual best efforts to rigorously examine the effects of individual policies and reflect the analyses results in subsequent policies.
Based on the results of the preceding projects and the current status and issues of EBPM in Japan, this project will address the following. First, we will accumulate individual evidence from case studies in various fields such as education, economic and industrial policy, and nudges. Second, the project will monitor advanced cases in other countries and disseminate the knowledge gained from them domestically. Third, we will clarify, through discussions in the study group, what conditions must be met for actual EBPM to be promoted.
February 10, 2025 - July 31, 2027
（During the research project period, the research activity period is set from February 10, 2025, to January 1, 2027, and the data usage reporting period is set from February 1, 2027 to July 31, 2027.）
