---
entity_slug: economic_system_outcome_measure
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:19:16.193724'
overall_score: 2.6
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is overly broad and vague, essentially describing "any
    way to measure economic outcomes" without identifying specific metrics or clear
    boundaries. It conflates measurement tools with assessment processes and lacks
    the precision needed to distinguish this from general economic evaluation.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: While Smith discusses outcomes of economic systems throughout The Wealth
    of Nations, he doesn't systematically theorize about "outcome measures" as a distinct
    analytical category. The entity appears to impose modern evaluation framework
    concepts onto Smith's more descriptive approach to economic consequences.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity fits within economic analysis but is too abstract to belong
    to any specific economic domain. It's more of a meta-analytical concept about
    how to study economics rather than an economic phenomenon itself.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S3 (internal regulation/audit) as it concerns
    monitoring and measuring system performance. It could also relate to S4 (intelligence)
    in terms of gathering data about environmental effects and system outcomes.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity merely labels the general concept of measuring economic results
    without illuminating specific mechanisms or providing analytical insight. It doesn't
    explain how measurement works or what makes certain metrics more valuable than
    others.
---

# Evaluation: Economic System Outcome Measure

## definition_precision — 2.0 / 5.0

The definition is overly broad and vague, essentially describing "any way to measure economic outcomes" without identifying specific metrics or clear boundaries. It conflates measurement tools with assessment processes and lacks the precision needed to distinguish this from general economic evaluation.

## source_grounding — 2.0 / 5.0

While Smith discusses outcomes of economic systems throughout The Wealth of Nations, he doesn't systematically theorize about "outcome measures" as a distinct analytical category. The entity appears to impose modern evaluation framework concepts onto Smith's more descriptive approach to economic consequences.

## domain_placement — 3.0 / 5.0

The entity fits within economic analysis but is too abstract to belong to any specific economic domain. It's more of a meta-analytical concept about how to study economics rather than an economic phenomenon itself.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S3 (internal regulation/audit) as it concerns monitoring and measuring system performance. It could also relate to S4 (intelligence) in terms of gathering data about environmental effects and system outcomes.

## explanatory_value — 2.0 / 5.0

The entity merely labels the general concept of measuring economic results without illuminating specific mechanisms or providing analytical insight. It doesn't explain how measurement works or what makes certain metrics more valuable than others.
