Commentary on Robinson et al. (2021): Evaluating theories of change for public health policies using computer model discovery methods.

Purshouse, Robin C; Buckley, Charlotte; Brennan, Alan; Holmes, John · Addiction · 2021

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Abstract

Recent developments in computer modelling—known as model discovery—could help to confirm the mechanisms underpinning Robinson and colleagues’ important early findings for the effectiveness of minimum unit pricing, and to test the complete theory of change underpinning this crucial evaluation.

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