Synthetic Longitudinal Business Data International User Seminar
Author
Vilhuber, Lars
Description
The main purpose of the US Census Bureau's Synthetic LBD is to facilitate researcher access to
establishment microdata in a way that preserves the confidentiality of the underlying entities' data.
Establishment and firm microdata pose many challenges in this dimension, as they are sparse and often
unique. It is easy to think of firms or establishments that are dominant in a specific industry or geographic
location to such degree that their identification would be trivial if their data were released. This is true for
many countries. Consequently, it is not uncommon that access to establishment microdata, if granted at
all, is provided through data enclaves (Research Data Centers), at headquarters, or some other limited
access. These restrictions on data access reduce the research output by increasing the cost to
researchers of accessing the data.
establishment microdata in a way that preserves the confidentiality of the underlying entities' data.
Establishment and firm microdata pose many challenges in this dimension, as they are sparse and often
unique. It is easy to think of firms or establishments that are dominant in a specific industry or geographic
location to such degree that their identification would be trivial if their data were released. This is true for
many countries. Consequently, it is not uncommon that access to establishment microdata, if granted at
all, is provided through data enclaves (Research Data Centers), at headquarters, or some other limited
access. These restrictions on data access reduce the research output by increasing the cost to
researchers of accessing the data.
Sponsorship
Funding for the workshop is provided by the National Science Foundation (CNS-1012593, SES-1131848) and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The organizers thank the National Academies’ Committee on National Statistics for hosting the seminar.
Date Issued
2017-05-09
Type
other