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100			_aXu, Chengxin et al _957103
245			_aEvaluating use of evidence in U.S. state governments: A conjoint analysis
260			_aPublic Administration Review
300			_a85(4), Jul-Aug, 2025: p.1217-1235
520			_aEvidence-based practice (EBP) has become a global public management movement to improve constituents' lives through government decision making. However, how civil servants' decisions are influenced by scientific evidence remains unanswered. In this study, we answer two related research questions: (1) How do different elements of evidence impact civil servants' program preferences? (2) How does the rating of evidence influence their program preferences? Collaborating with major governmental and nonprofit agencies that promote the use of EBPs, we invited civil servants from three U.S. state governments to a paired conjoint experiment. Our analysis shows that: Civil servants prefer programs with evidence that is: (1) from their own states; (2) more recent; (3) shows positive effect on people from different demographic groups; and is (4) created by independent government teams and university research teams. We also find the “evidence-based” rating drives civil servants' preferences toward evidence with higher internal validity.- Reproduced https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/puar.13903
773			_aPublic Administration Review
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