Measuring Think Tank Influence Using Quantitative Text Analysis

摘要

Measuring think tank influence is crucial to explain pohcy outcomes and to assess the action of think tank.This article therefore presents a new method for measuring this type of influence,drawing on quantitative text analysis.By comparing think tanks'policy position with the final policy output,one can assess the preference realization of think tanks in the decision-making process.The method is illustrated by a case regarding the influence of environment think tanks on Obama Government.