A roadmap to developing inclusive regional economic indicators
In 2020, Brookings Metro ran an Inclusive Economic Indicators Lab to help three regions—Indianapolis, Memphis, and Orlando—develop compelling and influential indicators projects that use metrics to drive more inclusive local economic outcomes. Like their counterparts in an increasing number of U.S. cities and metro areas, Lab participants embraced a vision of economic success defined by not only the quantity of economic growth, but also the distribution of that growth among a region’s residents—particularly those who have historically faced economic exclusion.
This roadmap distills experiences and lessons from the Lab, offering a flexible framework and case-study examples that can help interested regions develop an inclusive indicators project and understand the choices inherent in that process. The framework identifies three phases, beginning with steps to set the conditions for success by identifying key…
