Economic Impact Evaluation of the Economic and Social Data Service
| Title | Economic Impact Evaluation of the Economic and Social Data Service |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Beagrie, N., & Houghton J. |
| Date Published | 2012/// |
| Keywords | sg_data_costs, sg_data_economics, sg_data_impact, sg_data_value |
| URL | http://www.esrc.ac.uk/files/research/evaluation-and-impact/economic-impact-evaluation-of-the-economic-and-social-data-service/ |
Gap Area Study Type:
Measurement Gap Areas:
- Context: Discipline/Department
- Context: Geographic Location
- Context: Role (or business area)
- Culture: Sharing attitudes and practices
- Culture: Identifying what is valuable
- Knowledge: Other: Benefits of Stewardship
- Knowledge: Other: Services
- Knowledge: Other: Data types and formats
- Knowledge: Other: Data Value and Impact
- Knowledge: Other: Costs of Access and Reuse (time and money)
- Knowledge: Other: Costs of Deposit (time and money)
- Knowledge: Other: Costs of Creation (time and money)
- Disc: Discovery
- Reuse: Reuse
Metrics Gap Areas:
Purpose:
Sought to (i) evaluate the economic benefits and impact of ESDS; and (ii) contribute to the further development of impact evaluation methods that can provide ESRC with robust estimates of the economic benefits of its data service infrastructure investments
Method:
Conducted (i) desk-based analysis of existing evaluation literature and reports, looking at both methods and findings; (ii) existing data from KRDS and other studies; (iii) existing management and internal data collected by ESRC and ESDS such as user statistics, internal reports, and the ESDS Mid-Term Review; and (iv) original data collection in the form of semi-structured interviews, case studies, and an online survey of ESDS users and depositors
