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Policy Design Complexity and Policy Outputs: Theory and Methods

Brandon Charles, Saba Siddiki, Matia Vannoni, Christopher Frantz, & Nicholas Oesterling

This brief summarizes "Policy design complexity and policy outputs: Theory and methods," co-authored by Brandon Charles, Saba Siddiki, Matia Vannoni, Christopher Frantz, and Nicholas Oesterling in Policy Design and Practice.

August 4, 2026

How Shale Boom-Era Municipal Debt Could Undermine Community Resilience During the Energy Transition

Brandon Charles

This brief describes how shale boom-era municipal debt could become a long-term fiscal burden for impacted communities and identifies four policy approaches for managing these risks before the transition leaves communities holding the bill.

June 17, 2026

Policy Design Complexity and Policy Outputs: Theory and Methods

Brandon Charles, Saba Siddiki, Matia Vannoni, Christopher Frantz, Nicholas Oesterling

The article, co-authored by Saba Siddiki, professor of public administration and international affairs, and Maxwell Ph.D. students Brandon Charles and Nicholas Oesterling, was published in Policy Design and Practice.

March 24, 2026
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