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Statistics Austria and Academia

Forms of Co-operation

October 11, 2007

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Why Co-operation with Academia?

Co-operation has advantages for the work of the NSI of academia

Data are a public good, should be used as efficient as possible

Co-operation makes academia familiar with official statistics and the NSI

Co-operation creates trust in the NSI by the public, contributes to a better image of the NSI


Advantages for the Work of the NSI

Extension of capacity Easy access to up-to-date methods and knowledge Transfer of know-how Improved competence in methods and subject matters Improved quality of data and statistical products Motivation of staff


Advantages for the Work of Academia

Access to areas of research which are otherwise inaccessible

Access to micro-data Coauthored research Transfer of know-how Improved competence in methods and subject matters Official statistics are a valuable input for teaching


Types of Co-operation

Consultation of academic experts Coauthored work Provision of access to data


Forms of Co-operation

Consultation by advisory bodies Statistical Council (Statistikrat) Committee for Quality Assurance, feedback talks Advisory boards (Beiräte) of the Central Statistical

Commission Contracts for coauthored or commissioned work Co-operation agreement with the Wirtschaftsuniversität

(University of Economics and Business Administration, WU)

Agreements with researchers on access to data


Examples of Co-operation

Partners for coauthored or commissioned work University departments Research institutes

Institute for Advanced Sciences Joaneum Research Institut für Raumordnung

Some projects Population projections Evaluation of the Austrian PISA results tourism statistics and agriculture and forestry statistics

(accounts) Revision of Construction Cost Index


Co-operation Agreement with the WU

Signed in Oct 2006

Aims Transfer of competence Co-operation in empirical analyses of economic and social

topics Facilitation of access to data of Statistics Austria for

academic research and education

Measures Implementation of bilateral empirical and methodological

projects Provision of standardised micro data files (SDS, Public Use

Files) Provision of micro data files tailored to the needs of the

researcher (ADS) Workshops, seminars etc.


Co-operation Activities

NPO project Partner: Department for Social Policy of the WU Completion of the business register wrt NPOs based on tax

data Survey of NPOs: size, activities, governance Goals

Statistics Austria: to improve the quality of the system of national accounts

Department for Social Policy: various research questions wrt NPOs

Other projects deal with income distribution, profitability of education, etc.


Co-operation Activities, cont’d

Provision of standardized data sets (SDS) Anonymized micro data Samples from surveys

Microcensus (2000 – 2006) Consumer survey 2004/05 EU-SILC ICT 2005 Migration 2005 Vital statistics 2005 (births, deaths, marriages,

divorces, naturalizations) Wage tax statistics

Accessible via www.statistik.at Free access for everybody after registration Registration: ID, email address, intended research


Co-operation Activities, cont’d

First Austrian EU-SILC Workshop 24 January 2007 About 10 research papers Discussion of user needs Some 75 participants, mainly young academics and

advanced students From various academic disciplines and public bodies


Ways forward

Development of a remote access device to micro data Extension of the offer on micro data sets Provision of access to business micro data Disclosure control methods Exchange of experience up to collaboration with NSIs


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