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  • System analysis
  • Behavioral science
  • Policy design

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  • Metrics are widely used across academia, policy, medicine, and business to measure performance and guide behavior.
  • However, the simplistic application of metrics can lead to system distortion and goal subversion.
  • Addressing these challenges is crucial for effective system management and motivation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the design of metrics, focusing on two key problems: specifying evaluable metrics aligned with goals and minimizing perverse effects.
  • To present strategies for mitigating unintended consequences and 'gaming' of reward systems.
  • To offer a comprehensive process for integrating these considerations into metric design.

Main Methods:

  • The perspective discusses design considerations and processes for creating metrics.
  • It presents specific strategies for mitigating perverse impacts, such as secrecy, randomization, and diversification.
  • The study also examines important desiderata, tradeoffs, and complementary approaches.

Main Results:

  • Naive metric application can distort systems and undermine original objectives.
  • Minimizing perverse effects and preventing gaming are critical, yet often overlooked, aspects of metric design.
  • A comprehensive process integrating design considerations and mitigation strategies is proposed.

Conclusions:

  • Effective metric design must address both goal alignment and the prevention of unintended consequences.
  • Strategies like secrecy, randomization, and diversification can help mitigate perverse impacts.
  • A holistic approach is essential for developing metrics that reliably serve their intended purposes.