He had also served as vice president of public policy at the National Center for Policy Analysis, a Dallas-based conservative public policy research institute.

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But before we conclude that markets failed, we need a careful analysis of public policy's role in creating this mess.

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Jeff Stier is a senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research and directs its Risk Analysis Division.

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The estimates were based on registration figures, data from the Labour Force survey and analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research.

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Then there is analysis offered by the Centre for Public Policy and the Regions.

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"You've got a significant group of people who at the moment wouldn't do it, " said Robert Blendon, professor of health policy and political analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health, who led the study.

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"The majority would vote to overturn the president's veto on this, but enough of a minority wants to stay with the president's position on this that that veto is likely to be sustained, " said Robert Blendon, a professor of health policy and political analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health who helped design the poll.

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Being published today is a new analysis of Scotland's growth over the past 13 years by the Centre for Public Policy for Regions at Glasgow University.

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