Discrete choice models for wellbeing oriented policy making

The Early Research Program (ERP) “Wise Policy Making”, has the ambition to develop a methodology and tools that provide policymakers with support in prioritizing and steering towards societal wellbeing. As part of this ERP, a research team has dedicated their attention to an important aspect of wellbeing-oriented policy making; the choice...

Applications of Data-Driven Policymaking in the Local Energy Transition: A Multiple-case Study in the Netherlands

The potential of the use of data to help improve policymaking is increasingly recognized by governments, especially to address societal challenges. One of those societal challenges is the energy transition, which happens for a large part at the local government level. However, within the literature little is known about which type of...

Towards Data-Driven Policymaking for the Urban Heat Transition in The Netherlands Barriers to the Collection and Use of Data

The amount of care delivered: Challenges of indices in oral health studies

Objectives. Untreated dental caries is the most prevalent medical condition worldwide, with considerable variations in prevalence between regions and countries. The care index (CI) and the restorative index (RI) are generally used to make comparisons between and within countries of levels of care delivered. However, several methodological...