Access to official microdata & accreditation of researchers in Europe

Abstract

European research and data access... Official microdata as a major resource for science-based policy-making Growing demand for both highly anonymised and detailed datasets Needs of scientific community now often recognised in legal frameworks Ongoing negotiations in the ESS for access to European data Recent national-level improvements in several countries However... Access arrangements for national data still highly heterogeneous Trans-national access difficult or (at best) burdensome Comparative cross-country research particularly penalise