Problems with understanding instrument and mix dynamics
Sectorial and National variations and patterns /styles in tool use including links of tool choices to national traditions in administration and implementation Temporality issues (sequencing, trajectories, critical junctures, volatility of policy mixes) Sectoral convergence and intersections and its impact on policy mix coherence Links of tools choices to ideational paradigms and paradigm changes
Under-Examined behavioural issues
Identifying types of targets and what motivates targets (policy-takers behaviour and compliance) How decision-makers (“policy makers”) design/discover/decide upon tools
Measurement and methodological issues
Describing and delimiting the mechanisms which tools activate to attain their effects and impacts Defining and measuring the types of tools found in policy mixes Measuring performance & effectiveness of tool deployment and mixes
Implementation Issues Understanding the volatility of tools and mixes – predicting risks of failure and perverse outcomes) Understanding government capacity and its impact on tool choices and use Multilevel governance dimensions of tool choice and programme creation Calibrations (substantial or procedural ones) – what they are and how they are selected Procedural tools and how they relate to mixes