| Sources of Information |
Objective |
Type of Method |
Ex Ante |
Interim |
Terminal |
Ex Post |
Ad Hoc |
| Foresight/Technology Assessment |
(Strategic) Impact Assessment Articulation and road mapping of development of new technologies |
Qualitative Semiquantitative |
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| Cost-efficiency |
Assesses sustainability Assesses efficiency |
Qualitative / semiquantitative methodologies |
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| Cost-benefit analysis |
Assesses sustainability Assesses efficiency |
Quantitative (with qualitative elements) |
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| Innovation Surveys |
Detects trends and insights Identifies size and distribution of impacts Provides groups comparisons and changes over time |
Semiquantitative (Statistical data analysis) |
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| Benchmarking |
Comparison method across different sectors Support to systemic evaluation |
Quantitative (Statistical data analysis) |
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| Macroeconomic modeling and simulation |
Determine the efficiency and efficacy |
Quantitative modelling methodology |
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| Productivity analysis |
Determine the efficiency and efficacy |
Quantitative modelling methodology |
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| Microeconomic evaluation studies |
Provide a quantitative estimation of the impact Control for different effects: expenditures, innovation capacity |
Quantitative qualitative categorical data |
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| Control group approaches |
Capture the impact of policy intervention on the programme participant entity |
Quantitative Modelling methodology |
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| Interviews and field/case studies |
Impact Assessment |
Qualitative Semiquantitative |
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| Expert Panels/Peer Review |
Impact Assessment |
Qualitative Semiquantitative |
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| Network Analysis |
Impact Assessment Assesses Co-operation linkages |
Qualitative Semiquantitative |
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