Models and Their Role in GAO, October 1978

Abstract

To deal with complex issues in such areas as social welfare, food, energy, the environment, transportation, and urban planning, government policy analysts and decisionmakers are increasingly using models to perform program and policy analyses. What are models? How are they used in GAO? How are they classified? Is there an increased role for models in GAO reviews? These are some of the questions/areas addressed in this chapter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
AD1119732

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Auditing
  • Economic Models
  • Energy Systems
  • Inventory
  • Judgment
  • Models
  • Money
  • Task Forces
  • Taxes
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Government and Public Administration Law.