About this episode
Why do so many promising solutions in education, medicine, and criminal justice fail to scale up into great policy? And can a new breed of “implementation scientists” crack the code? SOURCES: Patti Chamberlain , senior research scientist at the Oregon Social Learning Center. John List , professor of economics at the University of Chicago. Lauren Supplee , former deputy chief operating officer at Child Trends. Dana L. Suskind , professor of surgery at the University of Chicago. RESOURCES: “ How Can Experiments Play a Greater Role in Public Policy? 12 Proposals from an Economic Model of Scaling ,” by Omar Al-Ubaydli, John List, Claire Mackevicius, Min Sok Lee, and Dana Suskind. “ The Science of Using Science: Towards an Understanding of the Threats to Scaling Experiments ,” by Omar Al-Ubaydli, John List, and Dana Suskind ( The Field Experiments Website , 2019). “ Inconsistent Device Use in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users: Prevalence and Risk Factors ,” by K.B.Wiseman and A.D. Warner-Czyz ( U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health , 2018). EXTRAS: " Why Do Most Ideas Fail to Scale? " by Freakonomics Radio (2022). " The Price of Doing Business with John List, " by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022). Child Trends. Oregon Social Learning Center. T.M.W. Center for Early Learning and Public Health. The Field Experiments Website . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.