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Policy Design Complexity and Policy Outputs: Theory and Methods

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

July 2026

Brandon Charles headshot

Brandon Charles


Saba Siddiki

Saba Siddiki


Nicholas Oesterling headshot

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.

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