Economic Impact Evaluation of the Economic and Social Data Service

TitleEconomic Impact Evaluation of the Economic and Social Data Service
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsBeagrie, N., & Houghton J.
Date Published2012///
Keywordssg_data_costs, sg_data_economics, sg_data_impact, sg_data_value
URLhttp://www.esrc.ac.uk/files/research/evaluation-and-impact/economic-impact-evaluation-of-the-economic-and-social-data-service/

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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