caa a22 4500 44582980X CHVBK 20180317145310.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10657-010-9202-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10657-010-9202-y Torriti Jacopo Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, S. Domenico di Fiesole, Florence, Italy aut The unsustainable rationality of Impact Assessment [Elektronische Daten] [Jacopo Torriti] The idea behind evidence-based instruments for policy-making is to provide objective information regarding the costs, benefits and risks involved in legislative proposals. An example of these instruments is the integrated Impact Assessment system, which has been in place in EU policy-making since 2003. Impact Assessments are designed according to rational decision models and aim to enhance the neutrality and objectivity of policy-making. This paper draws a comparison between the rational paradigm emerging from the EU template and the empirical evaluations carried out to date on Impact Assessments. It questions the conventional concept of Impact Assessments as rational policy-making instruments, because of the influential roles played by individual knowledge and data quality. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2010 Cost-benefit analysis nationallicence Impact Assessment nationallicence European Union nationallicence European Journal of Law and Economics Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 31/3(2011-06-01), 307-320 0929-1261 31:3<307 2011 31 10657 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-010-9202-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-010-9202-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Torriti Jacopo Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, S. Domenico di Fiesole, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Law and Economics Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 31/3(2011-06-01), 307-320 0929-1261 31:3<307 2011 31 10657 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer