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I want to measure societal impacts of my initiative on the economy…
...by assessing its impacts on supply

Aggregate indicator title

Economic potential and market opportunities 

Description

Economic potential that can be exploited in the future; competitive advantage; cooperation for exploitation (e.g. with social entrepreneurs); economic impact, e.g. cost reduction, new job creation, new business model, etc.

Domain

Economy

Qualitative/Quantitative

Quantitative & Quantitative 

Primary/Secondary data

Primary and Secondary data

Source of data

Not specified

Time series

Yes, ex-post and ex-ante

Unit of measurement (observation)

Absolute values & nominal 

Unit of analysis

Project

Analytical level (logic model)

Outcome, impact 

Links with indicators in other domains

Society

Data collection method(s)

Not specified

Data collection item(s)
  • Does the project have any economic potential to be exploited in the future?
  • Does the project include any competitive advantage?
  • Does the project have any cooperation for exploitation, e.g. with social entrepreneurs?
  • Does the project generate any economic impact, e.g. cost reduction, new job creation, new business model, etc.?
Indicator building

Not specified

Availability of data

Low

Feasibility

Insufficient information to judge

Comments/caveats
Source of indicator definition

Kieslinger et al. (2017; 2018