Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/174002 
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Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11092
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The balance between the right to privacy and the right to freedom of information is altered when scientific research comes into play, because of its inherent needs and societal function. This paper argues that, for research purposes, microdata should be characterised as a public good. The evolution of the rules and practices in the European Union (EU) for protecting confidentiality while allowing access to microdata for research purposes is reviewed. Two key directions are identified for further improvement: remote access to confidential data and the enlargement of the notion of 'European statistics' to include microdata produced for evaluating interventions (co)financed by the EU.
Subjects: 
counterfactual impact evaluation
privacy and data protection
microdata access
intelligent openness
public policies
JEL: 
C81
D04
H41
I38
J08
L5
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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