Impact Assessment for Developing Countries

Dr. Takuya Nakaizumi earned a Ph.D. in economics, from the Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo. His specialty is contract theory (organizational economics) and the economics of regulation. He was a former member of the Commission of Administrative Evaluation Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan, helping to introduce impact assessment (IA) into Japanese government. He disseminated IA to the Government of Pakistan as a regulatory reform advisor in Pakistan appointed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Chapter 1 Outline and Necessity of Impact Assessment (IA).- Chapter 2 Role of Evidence-Based Assessment in Democracy.- Chapter 3 Procedure of Impact Assessment (IA) and Concept of Institution Design for Conducting Impact Assessment (IA).- Chapter 4. IA Procedure and Organization in the U.S.- Chapter 5. Economists’ Role in IA in the United States and the United Kingdom.- Chapter 6. Economists’ Optimal Placement Within Relevant Organizations.- Chapter 7 Analysis and viewpoints in Impact Assessment (IA).- Chapter 8 Role of Causal Inference in IA.- Chapter 9 Competition Assessment in the UK, the US, Japan, and Pakistan.- Chapter 10 Competition Assessment in the US.- Chapter 11: How to Incorporate Behavioral Science and Using Nudges in Regulation and IA.- Chapter 12: COVID-19 Pandemic and Impact Assessment.- Chapter 13 Regulation for the Digital Era and IA for Smart Regulation.- Ch 14. Concluding Remark.