The ability to assess the impacts of alter native policy formulations in a timely man ner is an essential skill for a policy analyst The time available for analysis is often severely constrained Low priced com puters with existing software which is inexpensive and easy to use can dramat ically increase the ability of a policy analyst to evaluate very large numbers of alternatives
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