Policy Impacts
Policy Impacts is dedicated to improving the quality of government decision-making by promoting standardization in policy analysis.
We are building the Policy Impacts Library, a collaborative effort to track which policies have the greatest “bang for their buck.”
Each policy is analyzed using a metric known as the Marginal Value of Public Funds, or the MVPF. This methodology is a unified way to determine which policies do the most to improve social well-being.
Explore the Policies
Our goal is to help policymakers and practitioners better understand and compare the long-term costs and benefits of a wide range of policies by providing a standardized database of MVPF estimates.
The MVPF Explained
The MVPF methodology allows decision makers to compare the impacts of different types of policies and identify policies that have the highest returns on investment.
Our Research
Our Motivation and Mission
Policy Impacts is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of government decision-making by promoting standardization in policy analysis.
Press & Media
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Democrats should adopt a new agenda: Make America Minnesota Already
Catherine Rampell, The Washington Post
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Hearing on Fairness and Fiscal Responsibility: Cracking Down on Wealthy Tax Cheats
United States Senate Committee on the Budget
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Are you a Researcher or Academic?
Building the Policy Impacts Library is a collaborative effort.
We are always adding new research to the library and encourage researchers to submit their work.
If you want to learn more about how the MVPF might apply to your work, please get in touch.