Microdata collection and openness in the Middle East and North Africa
This article uses a “mystery client” approach and visits the websites of National Statistical Offices and international microdata libraries to assess whether foundational microdata sets for countries in the Middle East and North Africa region are collected, up to date, and made available to research...
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| author | Uche E. Ekhator-Mobayode Johannes Hoogeveen |
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| description | This article uses a “mystery client” approach and visits the websites of National Statistical Offices and international microdata libraries to assess whether foundational microdata sets for countries in the Middle East and North Africa region are collected, up to date, and made available to researchers. The focus is on population and economic censuses, price data and consumption, labor, health, and establishment surveys. The results show that about half of the expected core data sets are being collected and that only a fraction is made available publicly. As a consequence, many summary statistics, including national accounts and welfare estimates, are outdated and of limited relevance to decision-makers. Additional investments in microdata collection and publication of the data once collected are strongly advised. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c0a9af42842949b0a5a41bb1c5ebb0952023-03-09T12:31:38ZengCambridge University PressData & Policy2632-32492022-01-01410.1017/dap.2022.24Microdata collection and openness in the Middle East and North AfricaUche E. Ekhator-Mobayode0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0651-2037Johannes Hoogeveen1World Bank, Washington, District of Columbia, USAWorld Bank, Washington, District of Columbia, USAThis article uses a “mystery client” approach and visits the websites of National Statistical Offices and international microdata libraries to assess whether foundational microdata sets for countries in the Middle East and North Africa region are collected, up to date, and made available to researchers. The focus is on population and economic censuses, price data and consumption, labor, health, and establishment surveys. The results show that about half of the expected core data sets are being collected and that only a fraction is made available publicly. As a consequence, many summary statistics, including national accounts and welfare estimates, are outdated and of limited relevance to decision-makers. Additional investments in microdata collection and publication of the data once collected are strongly advised.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2632324922000244/type/journal_articleMENAMicrodataNational Statistical OfficesData openness |
| spellingShingle | Uche E. Ekhator-Mobayode Johannes Hoogeveen Microdata collection and openness in the Middle East and North Africa Data & Policy MENA Microdata National Statistical Offices Data openness |
| title | Microdata collection and openness in the Middle East and North Africa |
| title_full | Microdata collection and openness in the Middle East and North Africa |
| title_fullStr | Microdata collection and openness in the Middle East and North Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microdata collection and openness in the Middle East and North Africa |
| title_short | Microdata collection and openness in the Middle East and North Africa |
| title_sort | microdata collection and openness in the middle east and north africa |
| topic | MENA Microdata National Statistical Offices Data openness |
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