Perri, Karla, "Designing Models for Policy Purposes: A View from Capitol Hill", 1981
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Many Congressional and Executive Branch policymakers are becoming discontent with the contribution of models to the policy process. One reason the modeling process and modeling results are being questioned is because of their perceived incomprehensibility and limited utility. This discontent has intensified with the Administration’s proposed reductions in domestic programs. This new mood of austerity is forcing researchers to justify modeling as useful to government policymaking.