Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/266523 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
JRC Digital Economy Working Paper No. 2021-06
Publisher: 
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Seville
Abstract: 
We present a novel generic theoretical framework to analyze the incentives agents have to engage in n-way data sharing or 'data pooling' and the factors affecting those incentives. Based on the results obtained, we provide policy recommendations aimed at fostering health data pooling. Section 1 develops a baseline framework and multiple variations including zero-sum data pooling games, competing pools and intra-pool negative externalities. The section offers analytical solutions and examples to show under which conditions agents decide to pool data. Section 2 illustrates how different factors can lead to sub-optimal data pooling. Section 3 provides policy recommendations to foster data pooling in the health sector and discusses the conditions under which they can be effective.
Subjects: 
data pool
health data
data sharing
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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