How small system dynamics models can help the public policy process

How small system dynamics models can help the public policy process

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Article ID: iaor201112716
Volume: 27
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 22
End Page Number: 44
Publication Date: Jan 2011
Journal: System Dynamics Review
Authors: , ,
Keywords: simulation: applications
Abstract:

Public policies often fail to achieve their intended result because of the complexity of both the environment and the policy-making process. In this article, we review the benefits of using small system dynamics models to address public policy questions. First we discuss the main difficulties inherent in the public policy-making process. Then, we discuss how small system dynamics models can address policy-making difficulties by examining two promising examples: the first in the domain of urban planning and the second in the domain of social welfare. These examples show how small models can yield accessible, insightful lessons for policy making stemming from the endogenous and aggregate perspective of system dynamics modeling and simulation.

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