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1. Methodology
The methodology of this paper is simple and concrete.
Basically, we are using primary data and secondary
data in our analysis. The methodology is divided into
three basic stages: The first stage of our methodology
is based on the reading of a single paper that is
entitled “The Crisis of European Monetary Union –
Lessons to be Drawn“ by Otmar Issing (2011). This
paper was located among the top twenty five hottest
articles in economics, econometrics and finance
by the journal of policy modeling in the year 2011
(sciences direct – Elsevier group, 2013). The main
reason why we chose this paper is because his easy
reading, clear methodology, and the large amount of
information are supplied to the readers. Hence, we
can say that this specific paper is very compressive
for our readers. At the same time, we find that the
same paper fit perfectly into the main objective of
our research. Another reason to select this paper
is originated by the economic conjuncture that we
are experiencing at the world economy in our days
such as the European crisis. The second stage in our
methodology is the design of a specific multi-input-
output table for this specific research that is based
on nine main-variables (nine main questions) and
forty sub-variables (forty sub-questions). The third
stage, we sent by E-mail a short questionnaire that
is going to help fill our multi-input-output table.
The same E-mail we sent to a group of prestigious
analysts and columnists specialized on finance
and economics issues (five readers), academics
(five readers), government advisers (five readers),
supranational institutions researchers (five readers),
and think tanks analysts (five readers). These twenty
five readers got a dateline of one month to fully
complete read this paper wrote by Issing (2011). This
questionnaire has nine main questions and forty sub-
questions. After, we ask to all readers sent to us its
answers by E-mail. The last stage of our methodology
is about the storage and analysis of our database
from all readers answers respectively. Each question
was evaluated and analyzed carefully to understand
much better the perception about policy modeling to
analyzing and solving real socio-economic problems
from different points of view. Finally, all results from
each questionnaire were transferred to the multi-
input-output table (see Table 1). The multi-input-
output table is helping to calculate the PIE-Index
and the draw of multidimensional graphs to observe
the trend of readers about the applicability of policy
modeling papers in analyzing and solving socio-
economic problems. Furthermore, in the methodology
section of this paper we also proposes the uses of a
new section in the study of policy modeling that is
called “Policy Implementation” section. The polices
implementation section in academic papers related to
policy modeling will tries to give more applicability to
policy modeling papers in solving real socio-economic
problems together through the uses of a new index
that is called ‘Policy Implementation Effectiveness
(PIE-index)’ respectively.