What Makes a Good Model? Recommendations for Policy Simulation Modelling

Garnham, Lisa and Hill O’Connor, Clementine and McCartney, Gerard and Smith, Katherine (2025) What Makes a Good Model? Recommendations for Policy Simulation Modelling. Policy Modelling for Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

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Abstract

This briefing paper outlines the findings of a systematic review of the academic and policy literature on policy simulation modelling. It synthesised the recommendations offered by 36 papers on best practice for developing computational models for use in social and economic policy settings.

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Garnham, Lisa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9242-8095

Smith, Katherine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1060-4102

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  Item type:	Book
  ID code:	93839
  Dates:	Date Event July 2025 Published
  Subjects:	Medicine > Public aspects of medicine > Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) Strategic Research Themes > Society and Policy Strategic Research Themes > Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Policy
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	15 Aug 2025 09:19
  Last modified:	09 May 2026 00:31
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  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/93839